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Week 5. an applicant an interviewee a referee a prospective employer to assess applicants to fire questions at someone to assign a task. to have an insight into an area fierce competition Stress interview Panel interview Screening interview Case interview an assignment.
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Week 5 • an applicant • an interviewee • a referee • a prospective employer • to assess applicants • to fire questions at someone • to assign a task • to have an insight into an area • fierce competition • Stress interview • Panel interview • Screening interview • Case interview • an assignment
Word formationverbs - nouns • to assign • to refer • to diversifyinto • assignment, assignee • referee, reference • diversification, diversity
COMPLETE THE SENTENCES • I have a lot of reading assignments to complete before the end of this semester. • We had 3 prospective buyers looking at our house. • The prospect of spending the whole week with them fills me with horror. • She gave her college tutor as her referee to the interviewer. • I am writing in/with reference with your letter of 15 May. • Europe must diversify energy sources. • You should carry out the tasks you are assigned by your Team Leader.
Coverletter - structure • Writetheappropriatesalutation • Writewhyyou are writing and mentionwhereyounoticedtheadvert • Mentionyour CV and whatyou study/whereyouwork • Mentiontheprojectyouhavecompletedorparticipate in atthe moment, relevantjobexperience and skills, includeyourlevelofEnglish (otherlanguages/certificates?) • Writewhyyouwouldlike to workforthecompany • Mentionyouravailabilityof a job interview and references. • Concludethe email and writetheappropriateclosing
A LETTER OF ENQUIRY Youaskifthereis a free workingpositionforyouwithin a particularcompanywhereyouwouldlike to work. ? Whichiswhich? • A LETTER OF ENQUIRY • A COVER LETTER • A COVER LETTER Youapplyfor a specificpositionthat has recentlybeenadvertised. • Thereasonforwriting • Whereyousawtheadvert • Yourstudies, currentjobposition • A summaryofyourrelevantqualifications, workexperience, training, courses, etc. • Whyyou are applying • Youravailabilityforan interview • CV, references
INFORMAL LANGUAGE Contracted forms Phrasal vebs Common words Abbreviations FOMAL LANGUAGE No contracted forms Other types of verbs Less common verbs No abbreviations Formal and informal letters
I study attheUniversity ofEconomics in Prague, the … • Facultyof Finance and Accounting (Fakulta financí a účetnictví) • Facultyof International Relations (… mezinár. vztahů) • Facultyof Business Administration (… podnikohospodářská) • FacultyofInformatics and Statistics (… informatiky a statistiky) • FacultyofEconomics (… národohospodářská) • Facultyof Management (… managementu) I am in the … yearoftheBachelor’s programme. He has finallyearned his Master´sdegree. She has a bachelor´s/master´sdegree in macroeconomicsfrom …(university)
Prepositions + translation • study at … university • graduatefrom … university • to be a graduateof … university • specialize / major in Finance • have a degree in Marketing • workfor/at a company • beskilled in/atusingcomputers • I amwritingwith reference to youradvertisement • I wouldlike to applyforthepositionof Marketing Assistant • V příloze zasílám… Attachedpleasefind…
Vážená paní/pane, • Dear Sir/Madam, • Píšu Vám v souvislosti s inzerátem, který jsem viděla na webových stránkách vaší společnosti. • I amwritingwith reference to thejobadvertisement I saw on yourwebsite. • V roce 2015 jsem ukončila svoje studium na VŠE, kde jsem se specializovala na … • In 2015 graduatedfromthe University ofEconomicswhere I specialised in… • Doufám, že Vás moje žádost zaujala. • I hope my applicationisofinterest to you. • S pozdravem, … Yoursfaithfully, …
Listening p 22: QUESTIONS • FULL TIME OR PART TIME? • WHAT – CONSIST OF? • WHEN – START? • HOW – APPLY? • GIVE ME - YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS
Marketing assistant – jobdescribtion • Supporting the marketing director • Drafting press releases, updating clients and organisingpromotionalactivities • Organising market research • Writing press releases • Arranging promotional events • Assessing the results of a marketing campaign • Assisting the manager in writing reports and analysing data • Helping to drive online traffic with web-related campaigns • Writing online content • Communicating with clients