RECRUITMENT

Unit 5
 Aims
- Consider the different stages of recruitment
- Discuss what make a good CV/resume or covering letter
- Compare good and bad practice in preparing a CV and covering letter

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Map of Unit
Reading Listening Speaking Writing

- Filling a John 7 Role play: a job Curriculum vitae

vacancy (management interview or resume
- Job applications professor): Job
interviews

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READING
Unit 3: page 21-24

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Lead-in:
- Discussion in group or pair
- Questions:
1. How long do you think recruiters in HR department spend looking at
the average CV or resume for a junior position?

2. If there are several candidates with very similar experience and

qualifications applying for a job, which elements in a CV or resume
make a difference and might lead to a job interview?

3. What does this cartoon say about the recruitment process?

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 Reading : Filling a vacancy and
Job applications
∎ Read the text and discuss (p.30)
1. Complete the chart with letters A-I
2. How can get your name onto the shortlist for interviews when
applying for a job?
3. What can you do to impress the organization which is hiring staff?
4. Which of the following extracts from CV/resume or different
application letters would help the candidate get an interview, why?
(p.32)
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Writing
Unit 5: page 34

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Discussion
1. Why is it normal in some countries not to include photos or personal
details on a CV/resume?
2. Should a CV really be totally honest? Do you think most people are
completely honest?
3. Why might an employer want to know about your hobbies and
interests?
4. Would you want to work for someone who might be prejudiced against
your country of origin or religion?
5. Would you target each covering letter if you were applying to 30
companies?
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 1. Write a CV/Resume

1. Personal details:
+ name, age, address, etc
2. Objective
3. Work Experience
4. Education or Qualifications
5. Skills/Hobbies
6. References

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 Notes on CV/resume
∎ European and Asia CVs generally include photos; Us resumes do not
∎ British CVs include personal details such as date of birth, marital status, number of
children etc; Us resumes do not
∎ British CVs usually include outside work interest (sports, traveling); Us ones sometimes
don’t
∎ Your CVs should be totally honest, emphasize on your strengths but not lie about your
experience or skills. It should not say anything that contradicts what you’ve put on
facebook page, or similar

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 Notes on CV/resume
∎ Leave out information that is irrelevant or that could give some people a chance to
discriminate against you (personal detail such as weight, height, health, country of origin,
religion, etc)
∎ Limit your CV to a maximum of 2 pages
∎ Lay your CV out neatly
∎ Check for grammatical and spelling or typographical errors, and do not rely on an
automatic spell checker
∎ Get someone check your CV before you send it

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 2. Write a cover letter

What is a cover letter?

- A cover letter, also known as an application letter that explains your interest
in the job and company as well as your fitness for the role. This letter should
highlights your skills, experience and achievements in relation to the position
you’re applying for.

- A well-written cover letter has the potential to impress employers and set
you apart from other applicants. To avoid a generic cover letter, you should
conduct in-depth research on company and role for which you’re applying to
in-depth before writing your cover letter.

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 2. Write a cover letter

Structure of a cover letter

A cover letter should be formatted like a business letter and include the
following sections:
- Header with date and contact information
- Salutation or greeting
- Opening paragraph
- Middle paragraph(s)
- Closing paragraph
- Letter ending and signature

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LISTENING
Unit 3: Page 36

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 Discussion: First impression

- To what extent do you think that you judge people as quick as Antonakis
suggest?
- How accurate do you think your first impressions about people usually are?
- How could interviewers be trained to be less biased ?
Task: Listening 1 (record 1.9) Listening 2 (record 1.10), Listening 3 (record 1.11)

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 Further tips for job interview (p.37)
1. Which five of these tips do you think are the most useful?
- Research the company thoroughly
- Have complimentary things to say about the company and its products and services
- Be confident and enthusiastic
- Be prepared to talk about your strengths and weaknesses
- Expect questions about difficult situations you have faced, problems you have solved,
etc
- Have examples of successful experience with teams or groups
- If you talk about your hobbies, try to say something interesting and memorable (and
just not music, cinema, travel etc)
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 Further tips for job interview (p.37)

Have some questions to ask the interviewer, such as

- Can you tell me more about your training programmes?
- Can you tell me how performance is measured and reviewed?
- Are the possibilities of promotion for someone whose results are good?
- Is the company facing any major challenges I don’t know about?

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Speaking
Unit 5: page 37

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 Role play: A job interview

- Work in group
- Task: Make an interview
1. Choose a large, international consumer-goods company (food, clothing, household
goods, electronics, etc) and study its website to know what it does and why you want
to work for it
2. Choose one of three positions advertised on page 143
3. Make appropriate CV to be an outstanding candidate. Prepare yourself for the
job interview

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THANKS!
Any questions?

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