Курси англійської мови Цей урок є авторською розробкою засновника проекту “English CO UA”, посилання на цей ресурс є обов’язковою умовою його використання з навчальною метою.
Employment: how to write a successful CV, job interview
Part # 1 Employment
How many hours a week is full time employment in Ukraine? How much is minimum wage? How should a person resign from a job? Should a person reapply to the same company? Have you ever worked as a casual worker? Can an employer change one’s job description? Do you have to give two weeks notice before leaving a job? How can you avoid employment scams? Have you ever been a victim of employment scam?
Part # 2 Job interview
a) Interview each other in pairs with these questions:
What is your greatest strength? What is your greatest weakness? How do you handle stress and pressure? Describe a difficult work situation / project and how you overcame it. How do you evaluate success? Why are you leaving or have left your job? Why do you want this job? Why should we hire you? What are your goals for the future? Tell me about yourself.
Make notes of your partner’s answer and report back to the group on why you’d / wouldn’t hire your partner.
Part # 3 Writing a CV
a) Match the explanations with the headings
| Basic facts about you | Educational history |
| Details about your working life | Employment history |
| If you are married or single | Hobbies and interests |
| People who can tell us about your qualities and character | Date of birth |
| Practical abilities | Personal details |
| Schools and colleges | Referees |
| What you do in your free time | Skills |
| When you were born | Marital status |
b) Complete a-h headings in the CV from the list above.
Video fragment # 1 “Job Interview: An Expert’s Tips”
I. Before you watch
Which adjectives would describe a good interviewee for a job, and which would not?
self-confident relaxed boastful casual overqualified outgoing determined
awkward well-dressed aggressive charming sophisticated amiable
II. While you watch
III. After you watch
Which advice is given in this video? How are you going to apply the advice in your experience?
Video fragment # 2 – Andrew McAfee: “What Will Future Jobs Look Like?”
Preparation stage
How do you understand these proverbs: “Technology is a gift of God. After the gift of life it is perhaps the greatest of God’s gifts. It is the mother of civilizations, of arts and of sciences” and “Work saves a man from three great evils: boredom, vice and need.”
thorny – важкий, суперечливий (про питання тощо)
vicious – порочний
inequality – нерівність
trap – ставити пастки, обмежувати (у переміщенні), укладати (кудись-л.)
dystopian – безвихідь
inject – впорскувати, вводити, впускати
diverge – розходитися, не збігатися
overwhelming – переважна; панівний; гнітючий
severe – серйозний, важкий, сильний
What challenges might the Humanity face in the new machinery age?
How might the unemployment trend be changing in regard to different workers (i.e. white-collar workers or blue-collar workers? What can be done to prevent inevitable drawbacks of the new machinery age?