5
Human Resources
6
Administration
Task 4. Writing
If you were given one million, how would you spend that amount of money?
Write your opinion (150-200 words)
Task 5. Presentation
Make a presentation on the topic: Types of money. (8-12 slides)
SELF STUDY 7
Task 1. Vocabulary
Exercise 1.
Complete the text with the words and phrases in the box
curriculum vitae (CV)/ resume
application form
probationary period
psychometric test
interview
covering letter
These days, many applicants submit their . . . . . . . . . (1) speculatively to
companies they would like to work for.
In other words, they do not apply for an
advertised job, but hope the employer will be interested enough to keep their CV
on file and contact them when they have a vacancy. When replying to an
advertisement, candidates often All in a(n) . . . . . . . . . . . . (2) and write a (n) . . . . .
. . . . . . . (3). The employer will then invite the best candidates to attend a(n) . . . . .
. . . . . . . (4). Sometimes candidates will take a(n) . . .. . . . . . .. (5) before the
interview to assess their mental ability and reasoning skills. These days, it is
normal for successful candidates to have to work a(n) .. . .. . . . . . . . (6 )in a
company. This is usually three or six months; after that, they are offered a
permanent post.
Task 2. Reading
THE ETHICS OF RESUME WRITING
It's never OK to lie on a resume. But what about stretching the truth?
by Clinton D. Korver
How much can you "dress up" your resume to make yourself as strong a
candidate as possible without crossing the ethical line of deception? Consider a
few conflicting thoughts, • Over 50% of people lie on their resume.
• A Monster.com blog about the dangers of lying on your resume elicited 60
comments from job seekers recommending lying and only 46 discouraging it.
Recommenders justified lying by claiming, everyone else is doing it. companies lie
about job requirements. and it's hard to get a good job.
• Executives caught lying on their resumes often lose their jobs. I f you are reading
this blog. you probably are not tempted by dishonesty. But what about the
following'• Claiming a degree that was not earned because you did most of the
work and were only a few credits short.
• Creating a more impressive job title because you were already doing all of the
work of that position.
• Claiming a team's
contributions as your own, because other members did not
carry their weight. • Inflating the number of people or range of functions for which
you had direct responsibility because you really did have a great deal of influence
over them. These are called rationalizations-constructing a justification for a
decision you suspect is really wrong. You create a story that sounds believable but
doesn't pass close examination. You begin to fool yourself. You develop habits of
distorted thinking.
So where is the line? You need to decide that for yourself. Here are some tests to
keep your thinking clear, • Other-shoe test How would you feel if the shoe were on
the other foot and you were the hiring manager looking at this resume? What
assumptions would you draw and would they be accurate? •
Front-page test,
Would you think the same way if the accomplishment in question were reported o
n t h e front page of the Wall Street Journal? Or your prior employer's internal
newsletter? But wait, you say. My resume doesn't quite pass these tests, but there is
something real underneath my claims. and I do not want to sell myself short. When
i n doubt. ask an old boss. While asking a n old boss may be difficult. it has many
benefits. Precisely because it is difficult. it forces you to think clearly and
sometimes creatively. Asking also checks the accuracy of your claims, trains your
old boss in how to represent you during reference checks. and sometimes your old
boss may give you better ways to represent yourself.
from Business Week
