THE EMPLOYMENT PROCESS

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 520.

III. Read and translate the following text.

Among all the modern technological changes of this century there are a lot of things that never change. They are always stable throughout the years. One of these things is the main rule upon which the employer hires the employee, and through which the employee gets the job. What is this rule? It is the offer and the demand. The employer needs something and he searches for it; the employee in turn tries to gain that thing and he comes to the employer to offer himself. It is simply the main rule of getting the job.

When a company needs to recruit new people, it can give an advertisement (want ad) in all the media including radio and television. However, newspapers, magazines and the Internet are the main sources of vacancies. So on the way to get the job the first point is to search the Internet or the advertisements of the newspapers and magazines that are particularized for vacancies. Then you select the job that you think would match your own interests, qualifications and abilities.

A vital part of the employment process is an application package which consists of a letter of application/covering letter (cover letter – AmE) and a curriculum vitae/CV (résumé – AmE). These documents contain details of employee's education and experience. A company may ask candidates to fill up a standard application form. The company's Human Resources department selects the most suitable applications and prepares a short list of candidates or applicants, who are invited to attend the interview.

So you come to the next important step, which is the interview. You have to give the employer what he wants, or persuade him that you are the one who can fulfill all his needs and give him what he wants. It is said that you should sell what the buyer is buying.

A growing number of companies are no longer satisfied with traditional job interviews. Sometimes they give the candidates series of written tests. These tests are not about mathematics or grammar. By these tests employers want to evaluate candidates on the following qualities: 1). Does the candidate have creative abilities? 2). Can the candidate be a leader? 3). Is the candidate flexible and capable of learning? 4). Does the candidate have enough skills and knowledge?

Thus to succeed in job hunting you should divide the employment process into small stages and get thoroughly prepared for each of them.