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I think that these days you have to really sell yourself. Certainly this is what employers expect in the US.
You should show them how great and self-confident you are. Modesty isn't going to mind if you exaggerate a
bit and dress things up to sound more impressive. Make the potential employer feel that, although this is the job
you always wanted and of course you are the ideal person for it. If they don't snap you up, someone else will.
So, they had better hire you before they lose the chance.
Speaker 2
It's not often that qualifications and experience totally match up to an advertised post, so it's preferable to
emphasize other qualities like your willingness to learn and the fact that you work hard. In fact, you should be
careful not to give the impression you are over-qualified for the job. I think that employers are often more inter-
ested in things like loyalty and ability to fit in. A highflier who knows too much can create a bad working at-
mosphere and break a team. Personally, I want the employer to think that I am going to be easy to work with
and won't create too many waves.
Speaker 3
No one likes a 'big head' but, on the other hand, don't be falsely modest either. Basically, your qualifica-
tions and experience tell their own story so you're not going to impress anyone by adding a lot of adjectives like
'excellent' and 'outstanding' to your CV. Usually this will make an experienced recruitment officer suspicious. It
doesn't hurt to acknowledge one or two weaknesses either – areas that you would like to improve and you want
a chance to develop. Above all, be honest, because if you exaggerate or lie, in the end someone is going to
catch you out, and you'll end up looking stupid.
Speaker 4
People's motivations interest employers. If you want to work for a specific company, tell them why,
especially if you are changing jobs. Valid reasons would be that you are frustrated by the limitations of your
present post, or that you can't fulfill the potential of your background and education. Don't whine, though, and
don't blame your current employers: you've learnt a lot with them, but it's time to move on. Tell potential em-
ployers that you have a lot of offer, and all you need is an opportunity to show it. If someone gives you a break,
they won't be disappointed.
Hiring and Firing
Sack the lot! Letter to The Times, September 2nd, 1999 (on overmanning and overspending within gov-
ernment departments)
T a s k 1. Look at headline below. What do you think the article is about?
T a s k 2. Read the article to see if you are correct. Then answer the questions.
IBIZA PHONE – IN PRIZE WINNER FIRED Nicola Williams, a 31-year-old single mother from New-
bridge in South Wales, couldn't believe her luck when she was told she was the winner of a Mediterranean
holiday for herself and her six-year-old daughter. The week's break on the sunshine island of Ibiza was the prize
in a radio phone-in competition. She told reporter Hefina Rendel on BBC Wales television that she was 'totally
over the moon, really exited'. However, only minutes later she was laid off. Nicola, an electronic parts worker,
who phoned the radio station from work using her own mobile phone, was unaware that her boss was standing
nearby. He asked her to hang up, took her into his office, and told her she was sacked. She was ordered to leave
the factory immediately.
This was her first job since the birth of her daughter, and she was fired by the same manager who originally
hired her.
But the story may have a happy ending. The commercial radio station which ran the competition is now
trying to find her another job. A spokesman for the station said that people should be allowed to take part in
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