Exercises

1. Work in pairs. Decide where you in your country and in your line of business would normally give this information:

1. Your name, address and telephone number.

2. The title and reference number of the job.

3. Your date of birth.

4. Your marital status.

5. The name and address of present (or last) employer.

6. Your hobbies and leisure interests.

7. The sports you play.

8. Details of all the jobs you have had.

9. The languages you speak, read or write.

10. Details of the examinations you passed at school.

11. Details of the professional diplomas or degrees you have gained.

12. Details of training courses you have attended.

13. Details of your achievements and responsibilities in your working career.

14. Your suitability for the job advertised.

15. Your reasons for applying for this job.

16. When you are available for interview.

17. Details of your present (or last) job.

18. Your current (or last) salary.

19. The salary you would expect to receive.

20. The names and addresses of two or three referees.

a. in your CV or resume?

b. in your Letter of Application?

c. on a Supplementary Information sheet?

d. or on an Application Form?

2. Write a personal resume (C.V. – i.e. CURRICULUM VITAE). Your resume must contain a summary of essential effects about your background: personal details, career objective, education, work experience, references.

RESUME

1. NAME/SURNAME	Mariana Smirnova
2. AGE	14 October, 1974
3. MARITAL STATUS	Single
4. CONTACT TELEPHONE	412 70 81
5. LANGUAGES	English (fluent) – translating, interpreting
	and negotiating skills German (basic)
6. EDUCATION	A fourth-year student at the evening
	department of the Institute of Foreign
	Relations (MGIMO) International Economy
7. COURSES AND PROFES-	1994–1995
SIONAL TRAINING	Typing and computer courses
	1994–1995
	Interpreting courses
8. WORK EXPERIENCE	1992–1995 – JSC, Poliphondis Securities
	Assistant General Director 1995 –
	MADI Institute (Automobile Institute, Economics department) Translator/Interpreter,
	Office Assistant
9. SALARY HISTORY	$ 700 per month including lunch
10. COMPUTER SKILLS	Word for Windows, EXCEL,
	Norton Commander
11. PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE	1. Oral and written translation
	2. Travel arrangement
	3. Meetings and negotiations arrangement
	4. Business letters and contracts making

3. You are applying for a job. Think of the questions you might be asked during an interview:

1. yourself 2. your family 3. your education 4. your friends 5. your hobbies 6. your previous job 7. your interests and talents 8. business you plan to have

9. your strong points 10. your weak points 11. adaptability 12. flexibility 13. responsibility 14. ambition 15. your failures and experience of overcoming them

4. What kind of questions would you like to ask the interviewer? Think of the possible questions concerning:

1. your future job 2. your staff members 3. your salary

4. your promotion 5. your duties 6. possible difficulties (problems)

5. Find out about your partner's career. Ask about his or her:

1. Present job – its rewards and frustrations.

2. Work experience – previous jobs (or educational courses, if your partner hasn't worked. But do find out about any temporary or part-time jobs your partner has done).

3. Education and training.

4. Ambitions and prospects for the future.

5. When you have both finished, join another pair and tell them what you have discovered about each other.

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