John is a bus driver, however he was tired with long trips. He tried to look in the situations vacant pages of a local newspaper, where a local supermarket was advertising for drivers for a delivery service. He applied for a job by sending a completed application form.
Harry is an engineer. He saw a job in the appointments pages of one of the national papers. He sent his CV and a covering letter.
2. Vocabulary
situations vacant (Br.English)
--- the part of a newspaper in which jobs are listed
applied for
--- to request something especially by writing or sending in a form
application form
--- a form to use when making a request, as for a job
CV (curriculum vitae); resume (Am. English)
--- a
short written description of your education, qualifications, previous
jobs and sometimes also your personal interests, which you send to an
employer when you are trying to get a job
covering letter; cover letter (Am. English)
--- a letter explaining why you wanted a job and why you were the right person for it
3. Activity
Identify each statement if it is true or false.
1. Jobs are listed in the situations vacant pages of a newspaper.
2. An application form is an informal request for something.
3. The story of your working life can be found in your CV.
4. A covering letter is a simple form that expresses your interest for a particular job.
5. You don't need a CV in applying for a job.
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