Hiring for a Job

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Hiring for a Job

Hiring for a Job Last week, my administrative assistant gave notice that he was quitting in two weeks. It couldn't have come at a worse time. It was a very busy time of the year, but there was nothing I could do. Right away, we put a want ad in the classifieds and received several applications for the job. I called in four of them for interviews and I had narrowed it down to two candidates. The first was Claudia Trujillo. From her resume , I knew that she had had four years of experience working at a telecommunications company. She looked promising and when she arrived for the interview, she was dressed professionally and seemed personable. When I asked her about her experience, she answered my questions with confidence. She sounded like a hard worker and showed a lot of perseverance. The only drawbacks were that she was a little chatty and she also seemed a little disorganized. The second candidate was Alex Mayhew. Alex had more experience than Claudia, but in different capacities, and only had one year of experience as an administrative assistant. When I met Alex, he seemed a little rough around the edges. He was earnest and eager, but didn't have the air of someone who had worked in a corporate environment. Still, he seemed bright and easy to get along with. He did strike me as being a little shy, but I think that was because he was nervous. So, those are my two options. Now, which one should I hire? I need to give it some more thought.

مساعد اداري سكرتير administrative assistant
اخبر الشركة نه سيترك العملgave notice to quit
شيئ سيء حدث بجانب يء سيئة اخري باللغة العامية (كده كملت)it couldn't have come at a worse time
اعلان وظفة بالجريدة (جزء من الاعلانات المبوبة )want ad
الاعلانات المبوبة classifieds
يتصل ب called in = telephone
يقلل العددnarrow down: reduce the number
السيرة الذاتية resume
telecommunications اتصالات عن بعد
Promising مبشر
dressed professionally يرتدي رداءا مناسبا
personable لطيف - مهذب
confidence ثقة
hard worker عامل مجد
perseverance مثابرة
drawbacks عوائق
chatty ثرثار - كثير الكلام
disorganized. غير منظم
Capacities قدرات
a little rough around the edges يريد ن يفعل شيء غير مؤهل ومدرب لفعله
earnest صادق مين - مخلص
eager شغوف
have the air of يعطي انطباع ان
corporate environment شركة كبيرة
bright ذكي
easy to get along with سهل الاتفاق والتعامل معه
strike me as بدا لي كأنه
shy خجول
I need to give it some more thought احتاج ان افكر اكثر

Working Late at the Office

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Working Late at the Office

I was so glad it was Friday afternoon. I've been thinking--TGIF--all day. I was on my way out of the office when I saw Nick sitting at his desk. Even though the office was nearly empty, he didn't look like he was ready to leave. In fact, he looked like he was still swamped with work

Linda: Hi, Nick. You're here late.
Nick: Yeah, it looks like this may be an all-nighter. I just got a project dumped in my lap.
Linda: You're kidding! On Friday afternoon? What happened?
Nick: Well, the person who was put in charge of this project went on maternity leave this week and the person who was supposed to take it over just resigned.
Linda: I can't believe that. When is the deadline? I hope you're getting some extra help.
Nick: The project is due first thing Monday morning. And, with the lay-offs recently, I think I'm on my own on this one.
Linda: Why don't you bring me up to speed? Maybe I can help.
Nick: No, it's Friday. You look like you're about to head home. I can't ask you to do that.
Linda: I don't have any big plans for tonight. So, I'll tell you what. I'm having some trouble finishing the budget on my proposal and I know you're a whiz at numbers. Why don't I stay and help you with your project for the next few hours and you can give me a hand with my budget next week.
Nick: That's really nice of you. It would be a big relief. I'm feeling pretty overwhelmed and I know you've done a project like this before. Okay, you've got a deal!
Linda: Good! Now, let's see what we've got

لديه عمل كثير Swamped with work: to have a lot of work
يسهر في العمل An all-nighter
يستلم عمل غير متوقع ان يعمله Dumped in my lap
في اجازة وضع On maternity leave
مسئول عن Take over
مفصولين Lay offs: downsizing
يزود بالمعلومات Bring me up to speed
جيد جدا في A whiz at : good at
اول شيء يفعله مبكرا First morning
يساعد Give a hand with

Formal Emails

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Dear Dr. Lee:

I don't know if you'll remember me, but I introduced myself to you after your keynote at last week's conference. As I mentioned to you, I have read all of your journal papers and I am a great admirer of your research. Your article in the top journal Language Learning was groundbreaking.

The reason I am contacting you is that I would like to come to your university to study with you. I met some of your students at the conference and they couldn't stop singing your praises as a professor and as an advisor. I don't know if you are accepting any new students for the next year, but if so, I hope you will consider me.

I have included two attachments to this email. I am sending a copy of my CV , and I am also including a research paper I completed this year. I hope that these will give you an idea of my qualifications and experience. Please let me know if you need more information or more samples of my academic work.

It was a pleasure and a privilege to meet you at the conference and I hope to hear more about your research at a future conference.



Sincerely,


Lucy Hocevar

1. نقطة او ملاحظة اساسية – الموضوع الاساسي keynote
2. كما اخبرتك سابقا (للتذكير) As I mentioned to you,
3. ابحاث علمية مكتوبة في الصحف journal papers
4. معجب جدااااا ب I am a great admirer of
5. جديدة ومبتكرة groundbreaking.
6. لا يتوقفوا عن مدحك couldn't stop singing your praises
7. اذ كان الامر كذلك but if so
8. المقالات والابحاث العلمية المنشورة academic work
9. انه من دواعي سروري ويشرفني ان It was a pleasure and a privilege to
10. في المؤتمر At the conference
11. اتمنى ان تأخدني بعين الاعتبار I hope you will consider me