ENGLISH WITH SPECIFIC PURPOSES

Level 4

JOB SEARCHING WORKSHOP

Alejandro Marin Montaño
Lina Marcela Moreno

Santiago de Cali University

Saturday, March 23rd
ACTIVITY 🌿

Pre-knowledge
a. causing worry because something is difficult to do
b. not related to what is being discussed or what is important
c. an important skill that is needed to do a job
d. to handle something; to take action in response to something
e. to remember a past event
f. imagined and not necessarily real or true
g. to not be working that day
h. to be exactly what is needed
vocabulary
1. To deal with something. D
2. Never-racking. A
3. Hypothecal. F
4. Irrelevant. B
5. To be the perfect fit for something. H
6. Competency. C
7. To recall. E
8. To be off work. G

Pre-knowledge 2

1. A team player. E
2. A performance review. A
3. A track record. D
4. An ad. G
5. To let somebody go. B
6. The trade press. H
7. A degree. C
8. Vision. F
Resume VS CV.

❤️What’s a resume?

Is a list for your past jobs a long with relecant skills and accomplishments in your career that you
use in a job application.
❤️What’s a cv?

A CV emphasizes a more detailed description of academic-related experiences, usually

having several pages in which not only work experience and education are highlighted, but
also awards, honors, publications, presentations, achievements, affiliations , skills and
more.

RESUME KEY ELEMENTS

Personal Information:
● Name Current and Permanent address (may be omitted from a resume posted on the web)
● Telephone number
● E-mail address
● In one short sentence summarize your goal for your job search. The goal statement should be related
to the specific position for which you are applying. Example: Seeking a position as a social worker
providing service to the aged.

Education:
● High school name
● City and State
● Date of graduation
● Course Highlights (courses directly related to the job or your career field and special habilities)
● Certificates Work and Related Experience:
● Summer jobs, Internships, Volunteer work (Include position title, company/organization, city/state,
dates and a brief list of the job duties

Activities/Hobbies:
● Include your role in the position, the organization and dates.
Example: Captain, Shorewood High School, Volleyball Team, 1999 2001

Skills:
● Soft skills: (being responsible, loyal, hardworking, energetic, outgoing.)
● Hard skills: (research and writing, Microsoft word 98, Microsoft Publisher 2000, Public speaking.)
References (3-5 people):
● Teacher/Professor
● Work supervisor (current or past)
● Include the name, relationship to you, organization, contact phone numbers.

❤️What are a CV’s key elements?

CURRICULUM (CV) KEY ELEMENTS:

Personal Information:
● Name Current and Permanent address (may be omitted from a resume posted on the web)
● Telephone number

● E-mail address Objective:

● In some sentences express your academic and/or professional goals. These goals should be
related to the specific position and/or academic opportunity you are applying for.
Example: Seeking an opportunity for a master in Bussines Administration.
Education:
● High school name
● City and State
● Date of graduation
● Course Highlights (courses directly related to the job or your career field and special habilities)
● Certificates Work and Related Experience:
● Summer jobs, Internships, Volunteer work (Include position title, company/organization,
city/state, dates and a brief list of the job duties)
Awards and Honors:
● Academic, musical, athletic and or other recognition. (Include name of the award/honor, who
awarded it, and when it was awarded.)
● Publications
● Academic or professional Achievements
●Conference presentations
●Affiliations
Activities/Hobbies:
● Include your role in the position, the organization and dates. Example: Captain, Shorewood High
School, Volleyball Team, 1999 2001
Skills:
● Soft skills: (being responsible, loyal, hardworking, energetic, outgoing.)
● Hard skills: (research and writing, Microsoft word 98, Microsoft Publisher 2000, Public
speaking.)
References (3-5 people):
● Teacher/Professor
● Work supervisor (current or past)
● Include the name, relationship to you, organization, contact phone numbers.
❤️Point out the main differences.

♥️Resume:

*resume Is one to two pages long

*Resume should only include those details about your work experince and skills that are relevant to
the job opening.
*Resume are used to apply for jobs.

♥️Cv:

*Detailed account of academic experiences

*CV has not lenght limit
*CV should detail the whole course of your career
*Cv are used for academic purposes.
.READING COMPREHENSION
Are these sentences true or false?

1. The main message in this article is that you should spend time preparing for a job interview if
you have one coming up.

False

2. If the interviewer asks you about yourself, you should make sure all the information you give is
relevant to the job.

True

3. You should avoid talking about personal things like your hobbies.

False

4. If the interviewer asks you about an item on your CV, you can give more detail and say how it
is connected to the job you’re applying for.

True
5. The STAR technique can be used to organize your story when answering competency
questions.

False

6.You should never talk about difficulties you’ve experienced at work.

True

7. You can’t prepare for hypothetical interview questions.

False

8. It helps to think about the skills and qualities that the interviewer is looking for when
answering interview questions.

True

LISTENING PRACTICE (pre-listening)

ABBREVIATION:
1. …… B2B
2. …… B2C
3. …… L&D
4. …… HR
DEFINITIONS:
a. learning and development: (L&D)
b. human resources (HR)
c. business to business (B2B)
d. business to customer(B2C)

1. Listening práctice.

1.Four years ago, Maria worked for a small HR services provider .

a. in the B2B sector.
b. in the B2C sector.
c. in both B2B and B2C sectors.

2. Maria has been in her current job …

a. for four years.
b. for three years.
c. for one year.

3. Maria’s current role is focused …

a. only on learning and development.
b. on a number of HR topics.
c. only on payroll and she wants to do L&D.
4. Maria
a. did a diploma in L&D two years ago.
b. is doing a diploma in psychology at the moment.
c. Both options are true.

5. Maria will need to …

a. identify and devise an L&D strategy.
b. devise and implement an L&D strategy.
c. implement an L&D strategy that has already been devised.

6. Maria …
a. will hear back from them next week.
b. has been invited to a second interview next week.
c. needs to call them next week to find out the next steps

Lina marcela
♥️When was the last time you applied for a job?

The last time I requested for a job was last year.

What kind of job did you apply for?

I requested to work as an accounting assistant

What kind of skills do you have for applying to this job?

❤️‍🩹Accounting knowledge skills

❤️‍🩹knowledge in with holding calculation

Alejandro Marin

I have never applied for a job

I didn't apply for any because I've never applied for a job.
I have never applied for a job