Task 38. Role plays.

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 523.

A.Work in pairs. One of you is a manager in a company which deals with executive search, the second student is a senior manager of the profitable company which is interested in becoming a client of the company in order to find new executives. Here are the main ideas of the search company Client's Bill of Rights:

· The executive search firm provides you with an accurate and candid assessment of its capabilities to perform your search.

· The executive search firm tells you who will conduct the search.

· The executive search firm provides a high-level consultative relationship.

· The executive search firm holds your information in strict confidentiality.

· The executive search firm demonstrates a clear understanding of the position, the company and the objectives of the search.

· The executive search firm provides you with regular, detailed status reports on the progress of the search.

· The executive search firm presents qualified candidates who fit the position and the culture of your organisation.

· The executive search firm helps you negotiate with the final candidate, representing both parties with skill, integrity and a high degree of professionalism.

· The executive search firm provides you with a clear understanding of its replacement policy and other unusual situations that may arise during and after the search.

· The executive search firm provides you with a reasonable level of follow-through after you have hired the candidate.

As you want to become a client of the company you want to find out more about it, as well as about the Code of Ethics.

The following words and word combinations might be useful for you: professionalism, integrity, competence, objectivity, accuracy, conflicts of interest, confidentiality, loyalty, equal opportunities, public interest.

B.Consider the following items on your own and then discuss your decisions in groups of four or five people: