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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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                                   and  answer  these  questions.
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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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                                      (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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                                   experience.
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               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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