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A9 Applying for a job


Use the correct form of these verbs to complete the sentences.


1  I left university six months ago and I still haven’t found a job. It’s more difficult than I
thought it would be.

2  I’ve applied for a part-time job. I hope I get it – it’s four afternoons a week.

3  I’m not really sure what I want to do when I leave school. I might go into banking like my dad.

4  I’ve filled in the application form and sent it off, so now I’ve just got to wait until I hear
from them.

5  I can’t believe it. They’ve offered me that job in New York. They want me to start next month.



A10 Are you a good interviewer?

Complete the article with these verbs:

arrange, ask, find, have, let, start, use, want

1 Decide what you need to find out in the interview before you start and only ask questions that
are relevant.

2 Be prepared! Before you start, find out as much as you can about the interviewee from the
curriculum vitae and covering letter.

3 Write down the main questions you want to ask in advance and have them where you can see them
during the interview.

4 Let the interview go where the interviewee’s answers lead to some extent, but use your list of
questions to structure the interview, and as a checklist, so that you don’t forget to ask all the
important questions.

5 Make sure that you have no interruptions during the interview.

6 Have the interview in a room where there are no distractions, such as disturbing noises.

7 Choose and arrange the chairs so that the atmosphere is neither too formal or too intimate.



Complete these interview questions with these words:


a  Are,  b  Have,  c  Are,  d  Are,  e  do,  f  do,  g  Do,  h  Have,  i  do,  j  do,  k  do,  l
do,  m  have,  n  Are



Match these answers with the previous questions.

1  d,  2  j,  3  a,  4  c,  5  b,  6  g,  7  h,  8  f/k,  9  n,  10  m,  11  l,  12  k/f,  13  i,
14  e