1. The writer is over forty years old. F.
2. She gave up applying for jobs some time ago. T
3. She has not had much experience of working for a living. T.
4. Employers think someone of her age is too expensice to employ. T
5. She needs a job so that she can support her family. T.
6. People don't get as angry about ageims as about other forms of discrimination.T.
7. Employers are looking for bringht, ambitions people of any age.F.
8. More mature employees would be valuable assets to many professions. T.
9. People on their thirties can't get jobs in goverment departments. F
10. She wants to "repay" the State for her university education. T.
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1.What would you do if you were in the same position as the writer? I would quit looking for a job and get in to financial program to create a business.
2. Do you know someone who is unlucky or unsuccessful in getting jobs? Yes I do.
3. Can you explain the reason for their lack of success?
Because he's on the same situation of the writer he's on his late thirties.
4. What could they do to improve their chances of success?
Searching for a different kind of job.
5. How does the law in your country discourage discrimination by employers?
Human Right doesn't take care of this specific situation as well they have to.
sábado, 9 de abril de 2011
Page 127. Part C. Discuss these questions. Part A. 13.2 Applying for a job.
1. What are your views on Richard's scheme? Would you like to participate in such a scheme?
Not really, because I got a lot of expenses.
2. Would such a scheme succeed in the firm you work / have worked for? Why not?
No, because our salary is very low.
3.What do you thing so many of Virgin's cabin crew took advantage of the scheme?
Well, because they have more days to spend with their families.
4.Could this kind of scheme only succeed with youthful staff who hace few family responsabilities?
I think it could work also with older people too, because nowadays older people needs to work and work only for their needs.
5. How could you persuade people who have considerable working experience and are used to earning a certain wage that they should take a pay cut?
Tell them about free time to spend with their childrens and visit their families.
6. What do you thing of the following:
a) A four-day week. In the USA could be good for people with a few families because they will be have more time to hang it out.
b) A nine-day fortnight. The same for a four-day week, more free time but less paid.
c) Seasonable work. There some places like Cabo, where this is very often to hapened because people from other comunities of Mexico arrive to work in the high season and when it's over they return to their hometown.
d) Job sharing. I think that this scheme Could work with students, working a few hours a day.
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1. What impression do you try to give in an application letter?
The best impression, because this is the way to have more oportunities to be hired.
2. Should an application letter be handwritten, typed or laser-printed?
In my opinion an application letter should be laser-printed, because is has better presentation.
3. How important is a well-presented CV or rèsume?
Like I said in my first answer with a well-presented CV you'll would have more opportunities to be hired.
4. Do you always tell the absolute truth in application letters?
Yes, because if you said something that you don`t know that could be take it like a dishonest person.
Not really, because I got a lot of expenses.
2. Would such a scheme succeed in the firm you work / have worked for? Why not?
No, because our salary is very low.
3.What do you thing so many of Virgin's cabin crew took advantage of the scheme?
Well, because they have more days to spend with their families.
4.Could this kind of scheme only succeed with youthful staff who hace few family responsabilities?
I think it could work also with older people too, because nowadays older people needs to work and work only for their needs.
5. How could you persuade people who have considerable working experience and are used to earning a certain wage that they should take a pay cut?
Tell them about free time to spend with their childrens and visit their families.
6. What do you thing of the following:
a) A four-day week. In the USA could be good for people with a few families because they will be have more time to hang it out.
b) A nine-day fortnight. The same for a four-day week, more free time but less paid.
c) Seasonable work. There some places like Cabo, where this is very often to hapened because people from other comunities of Mexico arrive to work in the high season and when it's over they return to their hometown.
d) Job sharing. I think that this scheme Could work with students, working a few hours a day.
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1. What impression do you try to give in an application letter?
The best impression, because this is the way to have more oportunities to be hired.
2. Should an application letter be handwritten, typed or laser-printed?
In my opinion an application letter should be laser-printed, because is has better presentation.
3. How important is a well-presented CV or rèsume?
Like I said in my first answer with a well-presented CV you'll would have more opportunities to be hired.
4. Do you always tell the absolute truth in application letters?
Yes, because if you said something that you don`t know that could be take it like a dishonest person.
Page 126. Part B. Read the newspaper and find the answer.
1. What were the two reasons why Virgin Atlantic was considering redundancies?
Virgin Atlantic was considering redundancies because of the reccesion and beacuse they failure to acquire more fligth slots out of Heathrow airport.
2.What were the two things Richard Branson invited his staff to do?
He invited to take up to six months unpaid and leave and to participate in a job sharing scheme.
3. How many people volunteered to take unpaid leave?
450 volunteered people.
4. How did the long break affect the staff's attitude to their work?
They definitely seemed to enjoy work more.
5. Why is the scheme attractive to new recruits?
Beacuse working only for nine months still makes you a lot better off financially than you where before and social benefit to be achieved.
6. Is the scheme going to become permanent?
It's going to be permanent but not on the busy months of summer.
Virgin Atlantic was considering redundancies because of the reccesion and beacuse they failure to acquire more fligth slots out of Heathrow airport.
2.What were the two things Richard Branson invited his staff to do?
He invited to take up to six months unpaid and leave and to participate in a job sharing scheme.
3. How many people volunteered to take unpaid leave?
450 volunteered people.
4. How did the long break affect the staff's attitude to their work?
They definitely seemed to enjoy work more.
5. Why is the scheme attractive to new recruits?
Beacuse working only for nine months still makes you a lot better off financially than you where before and social benefit to be achieved.
6. Is the scheme going to become permanent?
It's going to be permanent but not on the busy months of summer.
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