APPLYING FOR A JOB

 

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DIRECTOR Strategic IT Consultancy   Package to £100,000 flexible UK Locatiot   Autonomous P&L management opportunity for an exceptional consultant with strong sales and commercial competencies to launch and grow IS/IT consultancy business.   THE COMPANY · High profile, well respected and resourced. Rapid and profitable growth. Ј225m turnover. · Clear progress up the value chain. · Strategically focused on providing high quality professional IT services to existing and new accounts. THE POSITION · Establish IS/IT consultancy services division. Full profit and revenue responsibility. · Determine strengths of the business to identify opportunities within existing accounts. Lead major client negotiations. Achieve profitable growth. · «Run consultancy projects. Buiid and coach team. Develop senior decision maker relationships. QUALIFICATIONS · Proven record of developing and handing IT consultancy sales. Able to exploit existing accounts and win new clients. · Large company/consultancy trained. Excellent communicator and negotiator. Resourceful. · Graduate with intellect and flair. Flexible, pragmatic and results oriented; experienced team manager. Able to lead start-up. Please send full cv, stating salary Ref ISM2111 NBS, 7 Shaftesbury Court, Chalvey Park, Slough, SLI 2ER

 

Business Letters

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SOFTWARE SUPPORT TRAINEES     Are you fluent in English? Parlez vous Francais courament? Sprechen Sie fliesscnd Deutsch?	UK BASED Competitive salary + benefits
If you are fluent in English and one other European language, preferably French or German, are aged 20+, have a higher level of education in suitable subject and have the ability to learn, then you could become one of our Software Support Trainees. In addition, you will also need good communication, listening and diagnostic skills together with an aptitude and/or knowledge of PC software. We are an established international company and have opportunities for at least 50 people at our new European Support Centre, which will provide PC software support on applications and systems to a wide variety of users throughout Europe. We offer excellent training in an environment that encourages persona development and rewards achievement together with a competitive salary and benefits package. Please send your Curriculum Vitae and include your telephone number, by post or facsimile, to our consultant, Mary Lyon at: Clifton Recruitment Consultants, 316 High Road, Chiswick, London W4 5TA. Facsimile: 081 9940107. CRC
Clifton Recruitment Consultants
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Finance Director     Premier UK LAW Firm     Yorkshire     с £70,000, Car, Benefits	This is a truly challenging and outstanding opportunity to play a. key, senior role in the development of one of the UK's leading and fastest growing firms of Commercial Solicitors. An accomplished Accountant, IT literate and aged mid thirties to early forties, the ideal candidate must have a proven record in Senior Financial Management within a blue chip environment in addition to a high technical financial pedigree, the Finance Director will have broud based business and general management experience, commercial awareness and genuine entrepreneurial flair. A probing style of leadership and top flight communication skills should be enhanced by personal stature. The ability to influence change and bring real added value to a high caliber business is a must. Performance of a high standard on a day to day, operational basis should be complemented by the intellectual capacity and drive to make a major commercial contribution to the business development and strategic growth of a highly successful firm with very ambitious plans for the future. Interested candidates should forward a detailed c.v. To: Jack Thomas, Hoggett Bowers, II Lisbon Square, Leeds LS! 4LY, 0532 448661, Fax: 0532 444401, quoting Ref 1I3181/ST. Hoggett Bowers
	EXECUTIVE SEARCH AND SELECTION
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Sales Manager   EXCELLENT PACKAGE   CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY MATERIALS	Рart of one of Europe's top groups, the UK plc is a clear market leader with sales well exceeding Ј100ni and profits at an attractive level. Market eminence is maintained by quality of the range of products, the excellent service to customers, and the low base - produced by sustained investment in world-class technology. As an integral part of the business strategy to carry the company's UK sales, increasing increasing its market share for existing and newly introduced products. Controlling a team of six or so people, you will have an exceptional track record in industrial sales management (ideally selling to engineers, specifies and merchants) obtained in substantial manufacturing companies. Of graduate caliber and preferably aged 35 to 45, successful candidates will be natural team growers, direct communicators, and fanatics for customer service. The company's prospects are excellent, you will have an immediate high profile role, - well supported by the rest of this well-managed company. Please send a comprehensive CV to Howgate Sable & Partners, Arkwright House, Personage Gardens, Manchester M3 2LF, Tel: 061-839 2000, Fax: 061-839 0064, quoting ref. (S.T.905E). Howgate Sable   SEARCH AND SELECTION: EXECUTIVES AND INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS

2. Study the information about resume in "A Guide to Business Communication" by V.Slepovitch and write 2 types of resume: functional and targeted. Invent positions, companies and addresses.

V. POINTS AND WORDS TO REMEMBER

1. The word job should not be used either in advertisements or applications. The terms vacancy, post, position, or opening are more appropriate.

2. If requesting an application form, keep the letter brief, but provide essential details about yourself. When returning the form, you should include a covering letter, expanding on details that might not be clear, or pointing out areas of your responsibility or your achievements. But keep this as brief as possible, as most application forms or your own c.v. should have a selection where this information can appear.

3. When writing to a prospective employer, remember to explain why you left your previous post, but do not complain about the salary or conditions. Concentrate rather on the positive aspects of the post you are applying for, such as the greater potential for promotion, or your particular suitability for the type of work offered. Explain what you can offer your new employer in terms of experience or expertise, and why you particularly want the post.

UNIT 6

APPLYING FOR A JOB

Learning goals After studying this unit you will be able to: define topical terms describe and explain the process of applying for a job practice and test your knowledge of the vocabulary on the topic write a CV and a covering letter hold an interview