VII. Complete the extracts from job advertisements using words from ex. VI.1. You’ll need to be very _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, as you’ll be working on financial budgets. 2. As part of our sales team you’ll be working independently, so you have to be self-_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and self-_ _ _ _ _ _. 3. We’re looking for someone who can work on ten projects at once. You must be _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. 4. We need _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ journalists who are very good at their job and extremely _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ to find out as much as they can. 5. You’ll be researching developments on the Internet, so you have to be _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _-_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. You must be _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ to work on your own initiative, and be a _ _ _ _- _ _ _ _ _ _ _. But as part of a team of researchers, you need to be a good _ _ _ _- _ _ _ _ _ _ too.
VIII. A Human Resources Manager has drawn up a shortlist of applicants he feels would be suitable for a vacancy in his company. Look at the descriptions of the candidates he plans to invite for interview and answer the questions. a) Hamed has a can-do attitude and is able to meet deadlines b) Tomoko is a self-starter who can work on her own initiative c) Ivan is able to multi-task and has a proven track record d) Li is an effective team player with a customer-focused approach e) Cristina is numerate and computer literate
Which candidate… 1. is good with figures? 2. co-operates with colleagues? 3. is good at working on his/her own? 4. can finish a job on time? 5. has a good rapport with clients? 6. has a history of success? 7. has a positive approach? 8. has IT skills? 9. can cope with several jobs at the same time?
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