Variant IV.
1 семестр
I. Read and translate the text.
ГДЕ И КАК НАНЯТЬ СОТРУДНИКА?
У работодателя есть несколько опций возможных вариантов действий, когда он хочет нанять нового сотрудника. В первую очередь, он может посмотреть в своей собственной компании. Но если он не может найти никого подходящего для данной должности, он должен посмотреть за пределами компании. Если в компании есть департамент по управлению персоналом, он может попросить, чтобы они помогли ему подобрать кандидата с хорошей квалификацией. Работодатель может также использовать другие ценные источники, например, бюро по трудоустройству, консалтинговые фирмы, конторы по определению на работу и профессиональные социальные сети. Он может также распространить объявления в газетах и журналах и попросить кандидатов отправлять резюме.
Работодатель должен принять во внимание два качества, которые необходимо учесть, при выборе человека из числа претендентов. Он должен рассматривать как профессиональную квалификацию, так и персональные характеристики. Профессиональная характеристика включает в себя образование кандидата, его опыт и навыки. Они могут быть перечислены в резюме.
Личностные характеристики и черты характера должны быть оценены посредством интервью.
II. Find in the text the following words and expressions:
выбор - option; рассматривать, принимать во внимание – to consider; отдел кадров – personnel department; агентство по найму - employment agency; кандидат на должность - applicant; соответствовать должности – to suit; ценный источник - valuable source; консультационная фирма - consulting firm; помещать объявление, рекламировать – to advertise; резюме - resume; два вида характеристик - two sets of qualifications; опыт работы - experience; оценивать при помощи собеседования – to evaluate through interviews; контора по определению на работу - placement offices.
III. Answer the questions.
1. Which options should an employer first consider if he wants to hire a new employee? - First of all, he may look within his own company. But if he can't find anybody suitable for the position he will have to look outside the company.
2. What service does a personnel department provide? - Help in looking for a qualified applicant.
3. How can new employees be recruited? - The employer can also use other valuable sources, for example, employment agencies, consulting firms, placement offices and professional societies. He can also advertise in a newspaper or in a magazine and request candidates to send in resumes.
4. What qualifications are to be considered in choosing a new employee? - He must consider both professional qualifications and personal characteristics.
5. What is meant by «professional qualification» for a job? - A candidate's education, experience and skills are included in his professional qualifications.
6. How are personal characteristics evaluated? - Personal characteristics, or personality traits must be evaluated through interviews.
7. What personal characteristics do you think are considered suitable for a job? – Mental stiffnes & strength, responsibility to your colleagues.
IV. Grammar and sentence structure.
A. In each sentence, underline the verb and circle the subject.
1. Income-generating home offices are a growing phenomenon.
2. Since the mid-1990s, more than 40 million U. S. households have contained a home office.
3. Some people perform all of their work in a home office.
4. They run home-based businesses ranging from baby-sitting agencies to financial consultants.
5. Other people do some of their work in a home office.
6. For example, they may manage a part-time business from home in order to earn extra income.
7. Corporate home workers are another example.
8. Employed by an outside company, these people do some or all of their work from home.
9. Current technology has made this kind of home office possible.
10. Employees at home can communicate electronically with the main office.
B. Underline every adjective in this letter. Then draw an arrow to the noun it is describing.
Dear Mrs. Cochran:
Paying bills on time can save you money! High interest rates accumulate quickly on overdue accounts. So why not send us personal check today to clear your balance of $264.84.
Your current bill is now 60 days overdue. Two months are not a great lapse of time. But you have always been a prompt customer. And delayed payments have a troublesome way of being forgotten.
We look forward to hearing from you soon and keeping your sound credit rating intact.
Yours truly,
C. Turn each of these words into adjectives:
glory - glorious, biology - biological, insist - insisting, mood - moody, planet – planetary, tire - tiresome, fool - foolish.
D. First change these adjectives into adverbs. Then use each new adverb in a sentence:
studious – studiously – Liz is studying very studiously, correct – correctly – He answered correctly on teacher’s question., joyful – joyfully – A child smiled joyfully., boasting – boastingly – John is talking so boastingly.
E. Underline every adverb in this memo. Then draw an arrow to the verb it is describing.
At your request, I have looked carefully into the problem of mailroom delays. Departments are receiving mail belatedly for a number of reasons:
1 Some mail is addressed improperly. So it is sent initially to the wrong department and must later be forwarded.
2 The mailroom is understaffed. The clerks handle mail as promptly as possible. But they get to each department slowly. They cannot cover all the departments efficiently.
This problem must be dealt with plaints are mounting daily.
V. A. Study this organization. Which department:
1) puts the products in boxes and crates? - Packaging
2) places ads in magazines? - Advertising
3) pays the staff? - Wages and Salaries
4) purchases supplies? - Buying
5) sells the products to customers? - Sales
6) plans how to sell new products? - Marketing
7) services the machines and equipment? - Maintenance
8) arranges courses for the staff? - Training
9) recruits new employees? - Personnel
10) manufactures the products? - Production
11) invoices customers? - Customer Accounts
12) looks after customers’ problems and complaints? - After-Sales Service
13) dispatches the products and sends them to customers? - Distribution
14) organizes control systems to prevent mistakes? - Quality
15) deals with taxation, investment, and cash management? - Financial services
Packaging puts the products in boxes and crates. Advertising places ads in magazines. Wages and Salaries pays the staff. Buying purchases supplies. Sales sells the products to customers. Marketing plans how to sell new products. Maintenance services the machines and equipment. Training arranges courses for the staff. Personnel recruits new employees. Production manufactures the products. Customer Accounts invoices customers. After-Sales Service looks after customers’ problems and complaints. Distribution dispatches the products and sends them to customers. Quality organizes control systems to prevent mistakes. Financial services deals with taxation, investment, and cash management.
