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Recruiting processes

Speaking 1 How do organisations recruit new employees? Give some examples.

Listening 2 ILlilH Listen to the onversation about recruiting a new structural engineer
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1 W h y do Susanne and Peter need a new tructural engineer?
2 What is the meeting on Monday about?
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Put he stages of he ecruitment process in the orrect order. Listen again and
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check your answers.
advertise externally
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advertise nternally
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carry out nterviews
check CVs
check references
identify key skills 1
inform applicant
make decision
organise nduction
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prepare/update ob escription
produce hortlist
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Vocabulary 4 Change these verbs to nouns. hen complete the exchanges with the nouns,
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advertise inform organise prepare produce update
Conversation 1
A: Here are he (1) you asked for.
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B: Thank you. I'm orry it's a bit of a ush. There's never enough time for
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Conversation 2
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A: What can o u ell me about the (1) ?
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B: Well, hey only have one (2) . . They make the project
management software we use.
Conversation 3
A: We need to put an (1) in the newspaper.
B: No problem. I've already written the new ob escription, and ncluded all
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the (2) .
Speaking 5 Explain h o w the ecruitment process is different for hiring unskilled labourers
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on a hort-term, casual or emporary basis. Give examples from your own
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Language
Present continuous to talk about the future
We can use the present continuous to talk about fixed I'm seeing the client tomorrow.
arrangements in the future. We're meeting next Monday at three o'clock.
When is she planning to leave?
Is she coming back after she has the baby?
Are you working next week?
I'm not travelling next month.

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