Applying for a New Job

In most parts of the world it is common to submit a typed CV* (curriculum vitae - British English) or resume (American English). This contains all the unchanging information about you: your education, background experience. This usually accompanies a letter of application. Interviews may take many forms in business today: from the traditional one-to-one interview to panel interview where several candidates are interviewed by a panel of interviewers, to "deep-end" interviews where applicants have to demonstrate how they can cope in actual business situations. Moreover, the atmosphere of an interview may vary from the informal to the formal and from the kindly to the sadistic. Fashions seem to change quite rapidly in interview techniques and the only rules that applicants should be aware of may be "Expect the unexpected" and "Be yourself"!

In different countries, different trades and different grades, the salary that goes with a job may be only part of the package: perks* like a company car or cheap housing loans, bonuses paid in a "thirteenth month", company pension schemes, generous holidays or flexible working hours may all contribute to the attractiveness of a job.

* CV - a short written account of a persons' education and past employment, used esp. when they are looking for a new job.

* perk - money, goods, or an advantage that one gets regularly and legally from one's work in addition to one's pay.

 

Определите, соответствуют ли содержанию текста данные утверждения.

 

1. CV (curriculum vitae) is an expression in American English.

 

2. A letter of application contains all the unchanging information about you.

 

3. There are different forms of interviews today: from one-to-one to panel-interview.

 

4. The atmosphere of an interview is usually informal.

 

5. A "deep-end-interview" means that you get a task and demonstrate how you can cope in real business situations.

 

 

 

Ответьте на следующие вопросы к тексту

 

1. What does the concept "lifelong learning" mean?

 

2. Has the participation in adult education increased in recent years?

 

3. What forms of teaching are used in lifelong learning?

 

4. Why has lifelong education become important?

 

5. What is your attitude to this concept?