Exercise 7. Company departments

Many big firms have lots of different sections and it can be helpful to know which part of the company does what. Look at the following company departments. Which department does which job?

Exercise 8. Selection (part 1)

When a firm wants to fill a vacancy, it will go through certain procedures to find a suitable employee. This is called a 'selection process'.

The following text describes a typical selection process, but the sentences are in the wrong order! Re-arrange the sentences in each section so that the whole text makes sense. The first sentence has been done for you

· Firstly, a vacancy is advertised

· and suitable candidates are invited for interview.

· These are sorted

· and applications are received.

· and applicants are interviewed.

· After that, a final short list is drawn up.

· Next, appointments are arranged

· A job offer is made to the successful candidate,

· and one of them is selected.

· and finally, an employment contract is signed.

· The candidates on the list are interviewed again,

Vocabulary

Match the words on the left (1-5) with their definitions on the right (a-e).

1. sorted a.a formal request asking that someone accepts a job

2. a short list b.arranged in a particular order, e.g. putting the best CVs together

3. appointments c.a formal, legal agreement setting out what will be provided by both the employer and the employee

4. a job offer d.a list containing the names of the most suitable people

5. an employment contract e.dates and times when people will meet, but can also be used to mean that people have been given particular jobs

Exercise 9. Selection (part 2)

Let's look at some more vocabulary linked to the selection process with this multiple choice quiz. Match the verbs with their noun partners.

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