VOCABULARY 8 A Ej 111

VOCABULARY 8 A Ej 111

Complete the text with the words from the list:
offer -- career -- unemployed -- training course -- organized -- starting salary -- interview -- skills -- references -- advertisement -- sense of humour -- CV -- application form -- temporary -- stressful -- driving licence -- qualifications -- full-time -- well-paid -- part-time

Getting a job

Complete the conversation with the correct words from the list.

offer -- career -- unemployed -- training course -- organized -- starting salary -- interview -- skills -- references -- advertisement -- sense of humour -- CV -- application form -- temporary -- stressful -- driving licence -- qualifications -- full-time -- well-paid -- part-time


A: Did you have to fill in an to get your job?

B: No. I saw an in the newspaper for a job as a runner for a TV company and I wrote them a letter. I also sent them my with details of my education and other work experience. In my letter l said that I had always wanted a in TV and was happy to start at the bottom.

A: Were you nervous when you went for your ?

B: Yes, I was a bit. But they were very friendly and gave me a coffee.

A: What questions did they ask you?

B: They asked if I had a clean because I might have to do some driving. They also wanted to know about my computer and I told them l knew Word and Excel.

A: Did you need any other for the job?

B: No. But I think you have to be well for this kind of work, or you can't get everything done in time. And you also need a good .

A: Really?

B: Yes. Because sometimes, if you didn't laugh, you'd cry!

A: Did they you the job straightaway?

B: No. They asked me for . They wanted the name and address of my boss at my last company. And I also gave them the name of a woman I worked for in Italy.

A: Is it a job?

B: Yes. I work forty hours a week.

A: Do you make good money? ls it ?

B: No, but I don't mind. I'm not doing it for the money. My was really low but it went up after two months.

A: ls it a permanent job or is it ?

B: Well, I've got a twelve-month contract. They might renew it after that.

A: Do you find the work ?

B: No. It's hard work but the atmosphere is very relaxed. Anyway tell me about you. Are you still ?

A: No, I've got a job at last, but it's only - twenty hours a week. But they're sending me on a next week to improve my computer skills and after that they may offer me more hours.