
Answer — Exercise 1
9.2 - Interview horrors·New Total English Pre-Intermediate - Students' Book
Question
- Work in pairs. What is the difference between.
- Choose the correct words in italics.
Answer
a)
- An interviewer is the person who conducts the interview; an interviewee is the person who is applying for the job.
- An employer is the boss; an employee is the worker.
- An application form is provided and you complete it to apply for a job; a CV is a summary that you provide about your qualifications and experience.
- Experience refers to the things you have done related to the job; qualifications refer to education and courses you have completed.
- A salary is a fixed amount of money you earn from your job monthly or annually and is usually used when referring to professional jobs; a wage is often a variable amount of money paid by the hour or the day for work or services and it is often used when referring to non-professional jobs.
- A bonus is a special payment you are given for good work; commission is a percentage payment that corresponds to how much a worker has sold.
- A receptionist works on a desk at the entrance to a business and deals with new arrivals; a secretary deals with general administration.
- A sales rep is a person who travels around selling his or her company's products; a sales assistant is someone who works in a shop or store.
- A managing director is a person who manages the overall running of a company; a marketing director is the person who is in charge of the publicity and advertising of the products.
b)
- employees
- experience
- receptionist
- bonus
- interviewer
- application form
- salary