Working in pairs, answer the questions.
b) Why is it important to predict the organization’s future demand for and supply of employees?
f) Imagine that you are a HR manager. What information would you need before drawing up a human resource plan?
3. Read the text again. Find and write down a word or words in the text that mean the same as the following definitions. They are in the same order as they appear in the text.
| a. making a statement about what is likely to happen, usually relating to the weather, business, or the economy
| b. the amount of a product or service that people want, or the fact that they want it
| c. quantity of something that is available to use
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| d. deciding how something will be made, including the way it will work, and often making drawings of it
| e. a difference between things that should be the same
| f. the aim that someone wants to achieve
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| g. to make certain that something happens or is done
| h. to succeed in doing something
| i. to legally have something, especially because you have bought it
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| j. someone whose job is to make a statement about what is likely to happen
| k. to decide to do something
| l. to change the structure or appearance of something
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| m. a person or company that buys and sells a particular product
| n. a reduction in the price of something
| o. to have goods for sale
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| p. work that is done to fix something that is broken or damaged
| q. work that is done to keep something repaired and in good condition
| r. the quality of services or goods that are designed for people who have a lot of money
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| s. doing something in a slow and enjoyable way
| t. making something start to work and be used
| u. to make something necessary
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| v. to pay someone to work for you (two words)
| w. to take action to deal with a difficult situation
| x. preparing and writing something such as a document or plan
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