13. Getting a job TEST YOUR VOCABULARY 3

TEST YOUR VOCABULARY 3

13. Getting a job

Complete the conversation with the correct words from the box.

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

A:	Did you have to fill in an (1) ________application form_____ to get your job?
B:	No. I saw an (2) ____________ in the newspaper for a job as a runner for a TV company and I wrote them a letter. I also sent them my (3) ____________ with details of my education and other work experience. In my letter I said that I had always wanted a (4) ____________ in TV and was happy to start at the bottom.
A:	Were you nervous when you went for your (5) ____________?
B:	Yes, I was a bit. But they were very friendly and gave me a coffee.
A:	What questions did they ask you?
B:	The asked if I had a clean (6) ____________ because I might have to do some driving. They also wanted to know about my computer (7) ____________ and I told them I knew Word and Excel.
A:	Did you need any other (8) ____________ for the job?
B:	No, But I think you have to be well (9) ____________ for this kind of work, or you can’t get everything done in time. And you also need a good (10) ____________.
A:	Really?
B:	Yes. Because sometimes, if you didn’t laugh, you’d cry!
A:	Did they (11) ____________ you the job straightaway?
B:	No. They asked me for (12) ____________. They wanted the name and the address of my boss at my last company. And I also gave them the name of a woman I worked for in Italy.
A:	It is a (13) ____________ job?
B:	Yes. I work forty hours a week.
A:	Do you make good money? Is it (14) ____________?
B:	No, but I don’t mind. I am not doing it for money. My (15) ____________ was really low but it went up after two months.
A:	Is it a permanent job or is it (16) ____________?
B:	Well, I’ve got a twelve-month contract. They might renew it after that.
A:	Do you find the work (17) ____________?
B:	No. it’s hard work but the atmosphere is very relaxed. Anyway tell me about you. Are you still (18) ____________?
A:	No, I’ve got a job at last, but it’s only (19) ____________ - twenty hours a week. But they’re spending me on a (20) ____________ next week to improve my computer skills and after that they may offer me more hours

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