Job-hunting

- Good morning, sir.

- Good morning. Come in. Mr. Klimenko, isn’t it? Please take a seat. You will have to excuse me a moment while I finish signing these letters. Meanwhile please fill in the application form… There, that’ll do. Now I can concentrate on you, Mr. Klimenko. Tell me, how long you have been working in Alpha?

- Five years. I am only leaving because the firm is moving to Sevastopol, I think a change will do me good.

- What do you know about our company? You are welcome to ask any questions you have.

- I know that this is a very promising company, so I’d like you to inform me what will be the major focus of efforts in the next few years.

- We plan to expand our activities with English-speaking countries, mainly England, to buy the equipment and technology from there and run training programs here. We need a team of creative people to make our company competitive in the world market.

- What will my responsibilities and obligations be during the first year?

- Well, first of all to be responsible for our contacts with English partners. You will need to skillfully negotiate for and buy equipment. The job will involve much travelling. There is likely to be a trade fair in London soon, which we hope you will be able to go to.

- Yes, I see.

- So tell me, what are your three main strengths?

- I think they are: reliability, loyalty and energy.

- OK. Do you work well under pressure?

- Yes, I’m accustomed to working under pressure.

- Are you a leader, an entrepreneur by nature?

- Yes, I think so.

- All right. Now, Mr. Klimenko, I am quite prepared to offer you a job with us. You have excellent references from your previous job. You’ll start on $450 and if you do well we’ll review it after three months. The hours are from nine to five thirty, with an hour for lunch and a fortnight’s holiday. Does it suit you? Any questions?

- What about travel? Where will I have to go and for how long?

- Mostly to England for not longer than a month.

- All right. When do you want me to start, sir?

- In a week, if possible.

- I am afraid I can’t start working till the 10^th of October.

- No problem. We’ll be seeing you on the 10^th then?

- Yes, certainly. Thank you very much. Goodbye.

- Goodbye.

2. Make and role-play a similar dialogue discussing the points below:

Personnel manager	Applicant
1. Ask when and where the applicant had the last job, why he left it.	…
…	1. Ask about you future responsibilities and obligations
2.Ask about preferences, strengths, week points	…
3. Mention good references, say that you are ready to offer him a job, make sure that he agrees with the salary.	…
…	2. Ask about working hours, holidays.
…	3. Ask about travelling, for how long, where.
4. Ask when he can start.	…

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