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.