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Which of the two assertions are true and which are false? A) The functional resume mustn’t be thought of as a “problem solving” format B) The functional resume doesn’t give you latitude to “make sense” of your work history and match up skills and accomplishments that might not be obvious to the employer in a traditional chronological format

• А- true, В- true
• А-true, В-false
• А- false, В- false
• А- false, В- true

Choose two possible answers: The work will … working in our London office, telephoning and corresponding with our overseas clients and agents, and some travel, mainly to European countries

• intake
• involve
• initiate
• include

Correspond the left and right parts

• Ageism is lagging behind
• professions that would benefit from the maturity and stability the older entrant can bring. This is recognized by the Probation Service, for example, who welcome experienced adults looking for a second career
• Their appointments brochure says: “The BBC’s personnel policies are based on equal opportunities for all … This applies to … opportunity for training
• it seems from where I’m standing. Even the BBC is a culprit
• Ageism is everywhere. It’s much more prevalent than sexism in the job market, or that’s how
• and promotion, irrespective of sex, marital status, creed, colour, race or ethnic origin, and the BBC is committed to the development and promotion of such equality of opportunity
• The public and private sectors are obsessed with attracting young high-flyers. Yet there are many
• sexism, racism, and handicappism because even the oppressed seem to accept the discrimination

Put the verb in brackets in the right form: Yet there are many professions that would (to benefit) from the maturity and stability the older entrant can bring

Chose three possible answers: She’s been working in marketing for a small light engineering … and she had just become their Export Marketing Manager when the firm was taken over and she was made redundant because they decided to close her department

• firm
• company
• enterprise
• office

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false? A) The committee will outline a situation and ask you to formulate a plan how you want to make them give you this job B) The interviewers don’t care how you apply your knowledge and skills to a real-life situation

• А- false, В- false
• А-true, В-false
• А- false, В- true
• А- true, В- true

Put the verb in brackets in the right form: I have (to complete) all requirements for the Ph.D. degree in Education at the University of California, Riverside, with a major concentration in Special Education and Educational Psychology

Correspond the left and right parts

• Create a document that welcomes the reader’s attention. Take it very seriously. Make it
• on which to base their decisions
• Use ample blank space between
• applying for, (3) to state clearly why you are qualified for the position, (4) to elaborate as to your special assets, why you are particularly well suited for the job
• A standard, generic form for the letter of application is (1) to introduce yourself, (2) to state briefly what you want, what position you are
• sections, and leave generous margins on all four edges. This is not a time to save paper. Make the most important information stand out on the left side of the page
• The letter of application is your chance to convince the employer that you ought to be interviewed. Employers read letters of application carefully, searching for clues and information
• perfect. Make it compelling

Correspond the left and right parts

• Use ample blank space between
• should be neat and letter-quality dark
• It is acceptable to staple the pages
• on which to base their decisions
• The letter of application is your chance to convince the employer that you ought to be interviewed. Employers read letters of application carefully, searching for clues and information
• in the upper left corner. Make the layout look highly organized and easy to peruse. Use capitals, underlines, bold print and bullets appropriately to lead the reader’s eyes where you want them to go
• Your finished CV should be on good quality, standard 8.511 inch paper that is white (or something very close to white). It should, of course, be typed or printed on one side of the page only, and copies
• sections, and leave generous margins on all four edges. This is not a time to save paper. Make the most important information stand out on the left side of the page

Chose three possible answers: I’ve spent this morning interviewing four candidates and the best one is a Mrs. Sylvia Sabbatini (that’s S-Y-L-V-I-A S-A-B-B-A-T-I-N-I)

• applicants
• candidates
• players
• competitors

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false? A) The curriculum vitae is your opportunity to present yourself and your qualifications in the format of your choice B) A smaller employer may subscribe to a scanning service that offers them a way to automate this function for their small (or non-existent) human resource department

• А-true, В-false
• А- true, В- true
• А- false, В- true
• А- false, В- false

Chose three possible answers: …, this is Laura Steele, I’m calling from Sheffield

• Hello
• Good morning
• Hi
• Hey

Answer most questions with simple “yes” and “…” answers

• no way
• not
• no
• none

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false? A) Job duties are tasks you don’t have to do on a job B) They are the responsibilities you usually don’t even like doing

• А- false, В- false
• А-true, В-false
• А- false, В- true
• А- true, В- true

Correspond the left and right parts

• This entails entering into an apprenticeship
• those trades where no formal apprenticeship schemes exist. Instruction is given on the shop floor, often supplemented by the worker’s attendance at a technical college
• By the year 2000, full-time tenured employment, around which stable family life has been constructed along with the capacity to service 25 year mortgages, will
• workers or have to work at lower rates of pay
• Certain skilled jobs are the exclusive preserve of workers who have qualified by apprenticeship and others wishing to carry out this work are either prevented from doing so by the established
• be a minority form of work
• This is for less skilled workers and for
• which results in ultimate entry into a recognised skilled trade or craft

Correspond the left and right parts

• Cole National, a Cleveland-based firm which owns Child World, Things Remembered and other speciality shops, declared a “war for people” in an effort
• thousands of people in low-paid, dead-end jobs, are discovering that high labour turnover rates resulting from the indiscriminate hiring of “cheap” workers can be extremely costly
• Employees replied they wanted better training, better communications with their supervisors and, above all, wanted their bosses
• more than half; for full time sales assistants, it declined by about a third
• Labour turnover declined by
• to “make me feel like I make a difference”
• Hotel, shop and restaurant chains, which employ
• to recruit and keep better staff

Choose the right preposition: Many office jobs fall under this category including shorthand-typing, typewriting, word-processing and office practice, especially where recruitment is straight … school

Choose the right preposition: The rapid growth … the number of part-timers without any formal job security, contract workers, workers sacked and then rehired as self-employed, temporary, part-time self-employed and agency workers is the true indicator that employment conditions have changed

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false? A) Before applying for a job, you always can assume that you meet the requirements B) These are usually specified in terms of previous experience, qualifications, personality and sexual orientation

• А- true, В- true
• А-true, В-false
• А- false, В- true
• А- false, В- false

Correspond the left and right parts

• As outsiders tend to be excluded as senior recruits, the company
• are forced to choose between career and family
• Another problem is that late-starters are also excluded – not everyone is at their peak in their 20s and such qualities
• may not be able to meet the challenges
• One weakness is that you may be creating a management team who think and act in the same ways. That means, if your business changes, they
• as experience and in-depth knowledge may be undervalued
• Another weakness is that women are often excluded from high-flyer schemes, since schemes identify high-flyers at the very time when women are most likely to have children: they
• may be cutting itself off from a pool of talent which their competitors can draw on

Choose two possible answers: Also, avoid … questions about compensation (pay, vacations, etc.) or tuition reimbursements.

• asking
• initiating
• writing
• answering

Show openness by leaning into a greeting with a firm … and smile

• hand
• handshake
• handmade
• handkerchief

Call the interviewer by his or her first …., or use the wrong name

• salary
• child
• name
• patronimic

Correspond the left and right parts

• They too can be left partially or completely excluded from
• patterns of social distress and exclusion
• Unemployment and low pay are no longer the sole measures of inequality and lack of social well-being; with
• disappearing, of their incomes falling, of their homes being repossessed or being impossible to sell, of their families breaking up, of their networks of friendships disintegrating, have not been higher since the war
• The British are increasingly at risk. The chances of their jobs
• the rise of new forms of casualized, temporary and contract forms of employment, even those on average incomes and above can become victims of pressures beyond their control
• On top of the long-standing concerns about the growing gap between rich and poor, there is an increasing awareness of a new range of risks that are bringing fresh
• their social networks

Do not ask questions that raise red flags. Ask, “Is relocation a requirement?”, and the interviewer may assume that you do not want to … at all

• allocate
• locate
• relocate
• dislocate

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false? A) The CV is also used by professional educators who are seeking positions in schools and kindergartens B) Generally, petrol stations are the only employers who want to see a CV

• А- true, В- true
• А- false, В- false
• А-true, В-false
• А- false, В- true

Choose the right preposition: They can be laid off within two years as easily …they were hired

Make .. you also have a notepad and pen so you can jot down notes and any questions you would like to ask at the end of the interview

• cure
• right
• sure
• clear

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false? A) Sometimes it is difficult to recognize the skills that you have B) A secretary needs to know how to type and take messages

• А- false, В- true
• А- true, В- true
• А- false, В- false
• А-true, В-false

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false? A) Your goal in a one-on-one interview is to establish rapport with the interviewer and show him or her that your qualifications will benefit the company B) A screening interview is meant to weed out unqualified candidates

• А-true, В-false
• А- false, В- false
• А- false, В- true
• А- true, В- true

If you have sufficiently researched the organization, you should … able to imagine what skills the company values

• where
• was
• will
• be

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false? A) A job description lists the duties you won’t do for your job B) For example, an auto mechanic would repair and paint cars

• А- false, В- true
• А- false, В- false
• А-true, В-false
• А- true, В- true

Don’t make a connection between your skills and the … of the employer

• needs
• habits
• hobbies
• kids

Choose two possible answers: We are looking for a lively and intelligent person to join our team as … as possible

• soon
• big
• far
• quick

Correspond the left and right parts

• Employees replied they wanted better training, better communications with their supervisors and, above all, wanted their bosses
• to recruit and keep better staff
• Hotel, shop and restaurant chains, which employ
• decided to spend more money on retaining employees in the hope of spending less on finding and training new ones
• Marriott Corporation, a hotels and restaurants group, has also
• thousands of people in low-paid, dead-end jobs, are discovering that high labour turnover rates resulting from the indiscriminate hiring of “cheap” workers can be extremely costly
• Cole National, a Cleveland-based firm which owns Child World, Things Remembered and other speciality shops, declared a “war for people” in an effort
• to “make me feel like I make a difference”

Choose two possible answers: This is an important … for you to learn more about the employer, and for the interviewer to further evaluate you as a job candidate

• chance
• opportunity
• responsibility
• duty

If you are … how to answer a question, you might reply with another question

• reassure
• sure
• insure
• unsure

If the job contact was made through the Internet or e-mail, send an e-mail thank-you note immediately after the interview, then … a second letter by post timed to arrive the week before the hiring decision will be made

• female
• mail
• e-mail
• post

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false? A) A curriculum vitae for a mid-career candidate may be as long as three hundred twenty pages B) It must be a detailed, lengthy and structured listing of education, publications, projects, awards and work history

• А-true, В-false
• А- false, В- true
• А- true, В- true
• А- false, В- false

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false? A) Most employers want people who are angry, violent and have been arrested at least once B) Though skills are important, an employer will select new employees based on their personal qualities as well

• А-true, В-false
• А- false, В- false
• А- true, В- true
• А- false, В- true

Correspond the left and right parts

• Journalist, temp, company director, wife and mother, market researcher, and now, at thirty-something, I’m trying to use my Cambridge
• which means I won’t get the job
• I’m a victim of the sliding pay-scale. Employers
• experience – I’ve led an incident-packed existence. Unfortunately it’s not all related to a single-strand career structure
• It’s not that I have more age than
• can obtain a fresh 22-year-old graduate to train a lot cheaper than me. Yet I’m the ideal employee: stable, good-humoured, child-bearing behind me, looking for 25-plus years of steady pensionable employment
• The good news is the pay, the bad news is that damning little phrase “according to age and experience”
• degree in criminology

Put the verb in brackets in the right form: The administrative grade of the Civil Service (to assume) the rot sets in at 32

Correspond the left and right parts

• Use ample blank space between
• on which to base their decisions
• Create a document that welcomes the reader’s attention. Take it very seriously. Make it
• in the upper left corner. Make the layout look highly organized and easy to peruse. Use capitals, underlines, bold print and bullets appropriately to lead the reader’s eyes where you want them to go
• It is acceptable to staple the pages
• perfect. Make it compelling
• The letter of application is your chance to convince the employer that you ought to be interviewed. Employers read letters of application carefully, searching for clues and information
• sections, and leave generous margins on all four edges. This is not a time to save paper. Make the most important information stand out on the left side of the page

End the interview with a handshake and … the interviewer for his or her time

• think
• thank
• tank
• tick

Choose two possible answers: People … ask about only one topic are often perceived as one dimensional and not good candidates

• which
• who
• where
• that

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false? A) The chronological resume is the least effective B) Career changers and those who lack formal on-the-job experience (like new graduates) find this resume the most difficult to write

• А- false, В- false
• А- true, В- true
• А- false, В- true
• А-true, В-false

Choose the right preposition: Some of the areas involved are mechanical engineering, accountancy, statistics, computer science, production engineering and so on

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false? A) Typically, a position announcement for an assistant professorship will ask for a letter of application, a CV, a writing sample and some warm clothes for homless businesmen fired from the company during the previous years B) At the community college level, one does encounter standard application forms, but it is a good idea to enclose your CV along with an envelope with money when applying

• А-true, В-false
• А- false, В- false
• А- false, В- true
• А- true, В- true

Put the verb in brackets in the right form: I am also favorably (to impress) with your department’s emphasis on synthesizing faculty research efforts with course content in the graduate seminars

Correspond the left and right parts

• By the year 2000, full-time tenured employment, around which stable family life has been constructed along with the capacity to service 25 year mortgages, will
• which results in ultimate entry into a recognised skilled trade or craft
• This is for less skilled workers and for
• what is termed a ‘day-release course’
• Where the latter occurs the worker is normally given a day off each week to attend college on
• those trades where no formal apprenticeship schemes exist. Instruction is given on the shop floor, often supplemented by the worker’s attendance at a technical college
• This entails entering into an apprenticeship
• be a minority form of work