Учебное пособие «Устройство на работу»

Учебное пособие «Устройство на работу»

Карабатова Элеонора Геннадьевна,

учитель английского языка

Working Abroad

1.1 Answer the questions:

1 Which countries would you like and not like to go and work in?

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2 What problems do you think people who work abroad have?

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3 Do you think working abroad is essential for a successful career?

Why / Why not?

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1.2 You are going to read an article about how to get a job abroad. Before

you read match a word on the left with a word on the right to make a

collocation

1 career a) process

2 work b) language

3 foreign c) placement

4 application d) ladder

5 degree e) letter

6 cover f) an application

7 short g) subject

8 withdraw h) list

1.3 Read the article and mark the sentences T (true) or F (false). Change

any false sentences to make them true

1. To have a successful career these days you need to have experience of

working abroad.

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1. A work placement abroad will help your application attract attention.

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1. Nannette Ripmeester thinks that the Euro CV is the best kind of CV to use when looking for a job.

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1. You need to check that your employers will recognize your degree subject. __________________________________________________________

2. CVs are more important than cover letters._____________________________________________________

3. A cover letter in France may be studied by a specialist.

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1. Sarah Hall withdrew her application for a job in Spain because she didn’t

like the questions in her interview.

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1. When working abroad you should behave in a similar way to those around you.

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Cultural Chameleons

In today’s competitive job market, not spending time abroad can seriously damage your chances of climbing the career ladder. It is no surprise then that more and more graduates and professionals are looking for opportunities to live and work in a foreign country. With record numbers of workers hoping to relocate, it is no longer enough to have done a work placement abroad or to speak a foreign language. “This is no longer something that makes you different,” says Nannette Ripmeester, director of Expertise in Labour Mobility. “It is something employers expect.”

But even if you are a strong candidate, the application process for foreign jobs is far from straightforward. The EU has introduced the Euro CV to standardise application procedures throughout Europe, but Ripmeester believes that a culturally adapted CV is better. ‘’What do I mean by that? For example, in the UK, it is customary to add hobbies and interests at the bottom of the page. In Italy however, that information is not necessary.”

When you write your CV it is also a good idea to check whether a photo is necessary and whether an English-language CV should be written in American or British English. Another point to think about is whether or not employers will recognise your degree subject, especially when you have studied a subject, such as Wireless Network Systems, which doesn’t necessarily translate into another language and culture.

You also need to consider the cover letter, the first thing that an employer will read. Approaches differ from country to country: get the CV right but the cover letter wrong and you destroy your chances of getting short-listed for interview because the cover letter is the first thing that an employer will read.

The British usually write long letters to draw attention to relevant sections on the CV, the Italians want one or two sentences and the French expect candidates to handwrite detailed letters which may be analysed by handwriting experts.

When it comes to interviews, make sure you know about the work culture and understand the importance different countries place on language and speech.

For example, the French use short sentences and hate silence, while Scandinavians have a deep respect for pauses. You may think these points are not important but by not paying attention, you are showing that you do not respect the culture of the country you wish to work in.

Making a mistake at the interview is something Sarah Hall knows all about. She is from Liverpool in the UK and has worked in Germany, Sweden and Spain.

“My advice is be aware of ‘culture clash.’ In Britain there is usually a maximum of two interviews. In southern Europe they will call you back for a third or fourth interview. I lost a very good job in Spain when I thought they weren’t serious. I withdrew my application because they asked me to go for a fourth interview. Looking back, I now realize they were doing as they always do. I behaved wrongly.” “It’s important to show that you understand the working culture. Adapting a similar style of dress to your co-workers, eating the kind of food they eat, enjoying similar activities - these things help to win trust and respect.” “Think of yourself as a cultural chameleon, mirror the kind of messages you get about communication and appearance.

People like people who remind them of themselves, and nobody likes what they don’t understand.”

Job Advertisements

2.1 Answer the questions:

What kind of job would you like?

• I’d like ___________________________________.

• I enjoy ___________________________________ .

• I’d prefer not ______________________________.

• I don’t mind _______________________________.

• I don’t want _______________________________.

How do you find the job you want?

When you know what you’re good at and what kind of job you would like to do, how do you find the job you want? Where do you look?

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Look at this list of ways you can search for jobs.

• look in the newspaper

• use social media

• ask friends and family

• sign up to an online job portal

• read about different companies

• search on the internet

• register with an employment agency

2.2 Read the advertisements and answer the questions

A

B

C

D

E

F

1. Which advertisement is advertising more than one job?

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1. Which advertisement advertises the salary?

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1. Which advertisements have jobs that are full time?

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1. Which advertisements have jobs that are part time?

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1. Which advertisements mention the person`s age?

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1. Which advertisement is for a job with computers?

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1. Which advertisements are for people who have done the job before?

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1. Which advertisements can you answer by post?

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1. Which advertisement could be answered by two people together?

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1. Which advertisement offers somewhere to live?

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2.3 Match the jobs (1-8) with

the job descriptions (a-h).

1. distributor

2. chef/cook

3. bar manager

4. payroll controller

5. injury insurance

salesperson

6. bar staff

7. a person to serve

refreshments

8. carer

a) makes cups of tea and

gives them to staff

b) is in charge of the bar

c) makes meals

d) looks after people who are old or ill

e) sells insurance against being hurt

f) helps to calculate salaries

g) help at a bar

h) pushes newspaper through

the letter box

Introducing yourself

3.1 Read and answer the questions:

Card

Whose card is this?

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What is he?

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What company is he from?

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What city is he from?

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What is his telephone number?

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What is the address of his company?

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3.2 Write your own card

Resume/CV

3.3 Now look at Jerry`s CV and match the missing headings with the text:

1 Objective

2 Date of birth

3 References

4 Work experience

5 Interests

6 Education and qualifications

СV Jerry Henderson

Name: Gerald Paul Henderson

a______________ 21 December 19__

Home address: 92 Green Road, Rickwood, Herts, WD3 6RF

Telephone: 01924 786512 mobile: 07819 876386

e-mail: i_phenderson24@superserve

b_______________

To find a placement in a petroleum exploration company that will help me

gain and develop my practical skills.

c_______________

19__ - 19__ Netherwood Sixth Form College

A levels: Maths A; Physics A; Chemistry B; Geology A

20__ - 20__ University of Nottingham. Currently in the second year of a

three-year degree programme.

Skills:

Clean driving licence.

Good computer skills. 3D computer modeling packages.

d_______________

July – August 20__: Warehouseman

e_______________

Rock climbing. Kayaking. Chess.

3.4 Write your own CV

Working Relationships

4.1 Read the text and decide which of the following titles would suit it best:

Dealing with conflicts

Rules of relationships

Managing your staff

Getting on well with colleagues, as anyone who works in an office knows, is a vital element in our working lives. Many office jobs involve a great deal of time spent talking. One British study of 160 managers, for example, found that they spent between one third and 90 per cent of their time with other people.

“Working relationships”, write social psychologist Michael Argyle and Monika Henderson, “are first brought about by the formal system of work, but are elaborated in several ways by informal contacts of different kinds... It is essential for such relationships to develop if co-operation at work is to succeed.” And good relationships at work, research shows, are one of the main sources of job satisfaction and well-being.

Are there any “rules of relationships” that might be useful as general markers of what to do and what not to do in your dealings with others?

“Universal rules”:

Michael Argule and his collegues have found that there are such rules. Through interviews with people they generated a number of possible rules. Then they asked others to rate how important those rules were in twenty-two different kinds of relationships. These included relationships with spouses, close friends, siblings and work colleagues as well as relationships between work subordinates and their superiors. The researchers discovered five ”universal” rules that applied to over half of all these relationships:

1. Respect the other’s privacy.

2. Look the other person in the eye during conversation.

3. Do not discuss what has been said in confidence with the other person.

4. Do not criticise the other person publicly.

5. Repay debts, favours or compliments no matter how small.

This doesn’t mean that nobody breaks these rules, as we all know- it just means that they are seen as important.

Work rules:

As well as these general guidelines for keeping good relationships, Argyle and his associates questioned people about rules that apply very specifically to work settings. In addition to the “universal” rules they came up with the nine “rules for coworkers”:

1. Accept one’s fair share of the workload.

2. Be cooperative with regard to the shared physical working conditions (e.g. light, temperature, noise).

3. Be willing to help when requested.

4. Work cooperatively despite feelings of dislike.

5. Don’t denigrate co-workers to superiors.

6. Address the co-workers by first name.

7. Ask for help and advice when necessary.

8. Don’t be over-inquisitive about each other’s private lives.

9. Stand up for the co-worker in his/her absence.

In one of the studies, Monika Henderson, Michael Argyle and co-workers defined four categories of work relationships:

1. Social friends: “friends in the normal sense who are known through work and seen at social events outside the work setting”. Research shows that up to a quarter of friends are made through work.

2. Friends at work: “friends who interact together over work or socially at work, but who are not invited home and do not engage in joint leisure activities outside the work setting”.

3. Work-mates: “people at work seen simply through formal work contacts and with whom interactions are relatively superficial and task-oriented, and not characterized by either liking or disliking”

4. Conflict relations:”work colleagues who are actively disliked” Argyle and Co. have come up with a special list of endorsed ”rules for people we can’t get on with”. The main ones are:

• Respect each other’s privacy.

• Strive to be fair in relations with one another.

• Don’t discuss what is said in confidence.

• Don’t feel free to take up as much of the other’s time as one desires.

• Don’t denigrate the other behind their back.

• Don’t ignore the other person.

• Repay debts, favours or compliments no matter how small.

• Look the other person in the eye during conversation.

• Don’t display hypocritical liking.

Argyle and Henderson also suggest: “Another approach to resolving interpersonal conflicts is increasing the amount of communication between those involved, so that each side comes to understand and to trust the other more. Suspicion and hostility are increased by ignorance of what the other is up to.”

4.2 Which of the social skills mentioned in the text and listed below as A-I apply to:

1. relationships in general

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2. relationships in the workplace

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3. relationships with working colleagues you don’t like very much

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A respect for personal privacy

B ability to be fair

C maintenance of eye contact while talking

D avoidance of public criticism

E repayment of debts, favours, etc.

F willingness to ask for and be asked for help

G respect for confidentiality

H use of first names

I recognition of the other person

There is no knowledge which is not valuable.

Give yourself a mark. _________

Bibliography

1. Anne Waatson, Peter Viney. Basic survival. International

Communication for Professional People. Macmilian Publishers Limited, 2007. С. 42

1. Bill Mascull. “Business Vocabulary in Use”. Cambridge University

Press, 2008. С. 13-18.

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