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Reading1hour
PARTONE
Questions1–8
Lookatthesentencesbelowandatthefiveextractsfromabookaboutstaffappraisalsandfeedbackontheoppositepage.
Whichnewitem(A,B,C,DorE)doseeachstatement1–8referto?
Foreachstatement1–8,makeoneletter(A,B,C,DorE)onyourAnswerSheet.
Youwillneedtousesomeoftheselettersmorethanonce.
Example:
Someonehasleftacompetitortojointhiscompany.
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ABCDE
1Genuinefeedbackwouldreleaseresourcestobeusedelsewhere.
2Managersareexpectedtoenabletheirstafftoworkeffectively.
3Expertsareunlikelytofacilitateamovetogenuinefeedback.
4Therearebenefitswhenmethodsofevaluatingperformancehavebeennegotiated.
5Appraisalstendtofocusonthenatureoftheface-to-facerelationshipbetweenemployeesandtheirlinemanagers.
6Theideathatemployeesareresponsibleforwhattheydoseemsreasonable.
7Despiteexperts’assertion,managementstructurespreventgenuinefeedback
8Anincreasingamountofeffortisbeingdedicatedtotheappraisalprocess.
A
Performanceappraisalisontheupandup.Itusedtorepresenttheonetimeofyearwhengettingonwiththeworkwasputonholdwhileenormousquantitiesofmanagementhourswerespentintheearnestritualofratingandrankingperformance.Nowthepracticeisevenmorefrequent.Thisofcoursemakesitallthemoreimportanthowappraisalisconducted.Humanresourcesprofessionalsclaimthatmanagersshouldstriveforobjectivityandthusforfeedbackratherthanjudgement.Butthesimplefactofthematteristhatthenatureofhierarchydistortstheconceptoffeedbackbecauseperformancemeasureareconceivedhierarchically.Unfortunately,alltoomanyworkerssufferfromtheinjusticesthatthisgenerates.
B
Thenotionbehindperformanceappraisal-thatworkersshouldbeheldaccountablefortheirperformance-isplausible.However,theevidencesuggeststhatthepremiseiswrong.Contrarytoassumptionsappraisalisnotaneffectivemeansofperformanceimprovement-itisjudgementimposedratherthanfeedback,ajudgementimposedbythehierarchy.Usefulfeedback,ontheotherhand,wouldbeinformationthattoldboththemanagerandworkerhowwelltheworksystemfunctioned,andsuggestedwaystomakeitbetter.
C
WithintheproductionsystematthecarmanufacturerToyota,thereisnothingthatisrecognizableasperformanceappraisal.Everyoperationinthesystemhasanassociatedmeasure.Themeasurehasbeenworkedoutbetweentheoperatorsandtheirmanager.Ineverycase,themeasureisrelatedtothepurposeofthework.Thatmeasureisthebasisoffeedbacktothemanagerandworkeralike.Toyota’sbasicideaisexpressedintheaxiom“badnewsfirst”.Bothmanagersandworkersarepsychologicallysafeintheknowledgethatitisthesystem-nottheworker–thatistheprimaryinfluenceonperformance.Itismanagement’sresponsibilitytoensurethattheworkersoperateinasystemthatfacilitatestheirperformance.
D
Inmanycompanies,performanceappraisalspringsfrommisguidedasassumptions.Tojudgeachievement,managersusedateabouteachworker’sactivity,notanevaluationoftheprocessorsystem’sachievementofpurpose.Theresultisthatperformanceappraisalinvolvesmanagers’judgementoverrulingtheirstaff’s,ignoringthetrueinfluencesonperformance.Thustheappraisalexperiencebecomesaquestionofpleasingtheboss,particularlyinmeetings,whichispsychologicallyunsafeandsociallydriven,determiningwhois“in”andwhois“out”.
E
Whenjudgementisreplacedbyfeedbackinthetruesense,organizationswillhavealotmoretimetodevotetotheircustomersandtheirbusiness.Notimewillbewastedinappraisal.Thisrequiresafundamentalshiftinthewaywethinkabouttheorganizationofperformanceappraisals,whichalmostcertainlywillnotbeforthcomingfromthehumanresourcesprofession.
PARTTWO
Questions9–14
Readthetext,whichdescribestheexperienceofacompanythathasmadebigchangesinitsofficeprocedures
Choosethebestsentencefromtheoppositepagetofilleachofthegaps.
Foreachgap9–14,markoneletter(A-H)onyourAnswerSheet.
Donotuseanylettermorethanonce.
Thereisanexampleatthebeginning.(0)
Beyondpaperwork
TheDanishelectronicsmanufacturer,Oticon,isaleaderinthemovetowardsthepaperlessoffice,Intheircafeteriaahugeglasspiperunsfromceilingtofloor.Whenthemailcomesin,itisimmediatelyscannedintothecomputer,shredded,andthrowndownthetubetothegeneralcheersoftheemployees.(0)Havingallmailandmemosavailableonlyascomputerfilestobereadonthescreenmakesiteasytodispensewithlargephysicalstoragespacesforpeoplewhoworkatdesks(9)
Changingovertothepaperlessofficerequiredarapidincreaseincomputerliteracy,butratherthansetupacorporatetrainingprogrammetheyturnedtheproblemovertoemployees.Eightmonthsbeforethesystemwasinstalled,theyofferedeachemployeeapowerfulpersonalcomputerforuseathomeinexchangefortrainingthemselvestouseit.(10)
Thebigchangewasnotthemovefrompapermemostocomputermessages.Oticonrealisedthatthemoreradicaltransformationisfromwrittentoverbalcommunication.(11)thataddsuptoalargenumberofface-to-faceexchanges,abigimprovementovermemosandtheoccasionalmulti-hoursit-downconsultationtypicaloftheoldculture.Peopledonotsendeachothermemos,theytalk.AstheCEOputsit,“Wehavejumpedthroughthememowallandgonerighttoaction.”
OntheeighthofAugust1991,thecompanylefttheiroldwood-panelledoffices.(12)Sincethentheyhavecutinhalfthe“timetomarket”onnewproducts.Thefollowingyear,salesandprofitsgrewmorethaneverbefore.(13)infact,despiteadownsizingof15percentemployeesatisfactionishittingrecordhighs.
Oticonhascreatedanorganizationalpatternthatsupportsgreatfreedomiofactionforindividualsandterms.Theyhavetiedittogetherwithaminimumhierarchy.
Thefirstclearresultstoshowupwereinthegreaterefficienciesgeneratedbythefactthatlesstimeneededtobespentonmanagementactivities.(14)theyalsohavesomeinvestmentinthesuccessoftheprojecttheychoose.Oticonhassucceededinbreakingthemouldmouldandtakingaleadinnon-bureaucraticorganizationaldesign.
Example:
0 ABCDEFGH AThissavingwaspossiblebecausewhenpeoplehaverealchoiceinthenatureoftheirjobs,theycommitthemselvestobeingresponsiblefortheirareasofchoice.
BTheywereheadedforanewbuildingandaneweraincommunication.
CInstead,theyhavelargeprivateareasontheirharddisksfortheircorrespondence.
DInspiteofthis,thephysicalofficelayoutatOticonisoneofitsmostcharmingfeatures.
EOver90percentaccepted,andtheyorganizedaclubtohelponeanotherlearn.
FTofacilitatethis,theon-sitecoffeebarshavenowbecomethevenueforabouttwentymeetingsaday,averagingtenminutesand2.7participantseach.
GSo,arepeoplehappywiththechange”
HOnlyabouttendocumentsaday,itemslikelegalcontracts,escapethistreatment.
PARTTHREE
Questions15–20
●Readthefollowingarticleaboutthedevelopmentoftheknowledgeeconomyandthequestionsontheoppositepage.
●Foreachquestion15–20,markoneletter(A,B,CorD)onyourAnswerSheetfortheansweryouchoose.
Therehavelongbeenmarketsintin,cocoa,silverandthelike.Thereusedtobesecurityinthinkingthatsomewheretherewasaproduct,somethingyoucouldtouchandsee.Nowtherearenewmarketsinabstractions,tradeinideasandknowledge.Everyonehasknowledgebutthereusedtobenowaytotradeit------exceptthroughjobs.Thatsimplefactofeconomiclifewasthebasisforwhitecollaremploymentforcenturies.Thewholejobculturegrewupbecausetherewasnoalternativewaytosellknowledge,otherthentheworkerormanagerproviding,forafixedprice,hisorherknowledgetoanemployertoownorcontrol.Thequantityofknowledgeprovidedhastypicallybeenmeasuredintime.
Buttodaywestandatthethresh-oldofanewera.Theinformationeconomyhasmaturedandbecomesmarter.Accordingtomanybusinesscommentators,wearenowlivinginaknowledgeeconomy.Therehasalwaysbeenamarketforknowledge,ofcourse.Thepublishingindustryisbasedonit.Buttodaytheinternetismakingthedistributionofknowledgeevereasier.Thedayswhenthepublisherdecidedwhatgotpublishedareover.AnyonewithaPcandamodemcantalktotheworld.Thisisreducingthefrictionintheknowledgeeconomy.
Everyonehasknowledgeofwhateverindustrysheorheisin.sayyouareacomputerdealer,forexample.Overtheyearsyourhavecompliedalistofthetenbestlowestpriceplacestobuywholesalecomputerequipment.Nowyoucansellyourknowledgetonewer,youngercomputerdealerswhohavenowaytobuildupthisknowledgewithoutlosingthousandsofpoundsfindingitoutthehardway.Untilnow,suchknowledgeremainedsecurelylockedintherecipient’shead,accumulatedandthenworthlesslywitheredaway.Thisnolongerneedstobethecase.Suchknowledgecanbesoldviawebsites.
Knowledgehasadistinctadvantageintoday’smarketplace.It’sarenewableresource.Betteryet,itsworthactuallyincreases,.“knowledgeistheonlyassetthatgrowswithuse.“observesScanfordUniversityProfessorPaulRomer.Butwhatexactlyisknowledgeandhowcanitbepackagedtotradeonanopenmarket”“knowledgeisexperientialinformation,intelligenceappliedthoroughandgainedfromexperience.”SayJosenphPineandJamesGilmoreintheirbookTheExperienceEconomy.
Thevalueofknowledgeoftendependsonvariablessuchastimeandthecredibilityoftheseller.Certianknowledgemayhaveaverylimitedshelflife.Insightsconcerninghowtosetupaninternetbusinessinonecountry,mightbeworthafortuneononedayandnothingthenext,dependingonchangesingovernmentpolicy.Marketsinknowledgewillbesignificanceforonething.Theyrepresentoneofthemostoriginalusesofthewebtechnology.InsomecorneroftheglobethereisacompanywantingtosourceplasticwidgetsfromPoland,andsomewhereelseanothercompanythatwishestosetupaplasticsfactorythere.It’ssimplyacaseofconnectingthetwo.
Indicater.comisagoodexampleofaknowledgetrader.Itistargetedatfoodservicemanagersthroughoutthehospitalityindustry.“westartedwiththecontextratherthanextractingmoneyfromsuppliers.“explainsfounderMikeDay.“weofferfoodserviceprofessionalsinteractivesupporttoincreasesalesandprofits.Peopledon’twantanotherone-dimensionalsitefullofadvertisingthatdoesn’thelpthemtodotheirjobmoreeffectively.ithastobecustomisedofferingrealsolutionstorealproblems.“thesite’sfeaturesincludeaccesstoonlinetrainingandatarifftrackertorestaurantscancheckpricesthroughoutthesector.
15.whatpointismadeinthefirstparagraph?
AInterestincommoditymarketshasdecreased.
BOveralllevelsofexpertisehaveimproved.
COpportunitiestoexploityourknowledgewerelimitedinthepast
DExternalmarketforceshavemeantknowledgeisunderpriced.
16whatarewetoldaboutthecurrentimpactoftheinternetinthesecondparagraph?
Apublishersbenefitfromtheirexploitationoftheinternet.
Btheinternethasmadeiteasiertoanalysebusinesstrends.
CItisdifficulttocalculatethetrueeconomicvalueoftheinternet.
Dtheinternetfacilitatesthedevelopmentoftheknowledgeeconomy.
17Inthethirdparagraph,whatdoesthewritersayaboutknowledge?
AAcquiringknowledgecanbeexpensive
BThemostvaluableknowledgeconcernsIT
CTradingknowledgeraisesissuesofsecurity.
DNewbusinessesfindithardtotradeinknowledge.
18.Whatpointismadeaboutknowledgeinthefourthparagraph?
AItprovidesspecialistinformation
BItsappealliesinitsexclusivity
Citcangeneratenewideas
DItsvalueaccumulates.
19whichapplicationofknowledgedoesthewriterregardasparticularlyuseful?
Aanalyzingmanufacturingtrends
Bintroducingcompatibleparties
Cinterpretingtimeconstraints
Dadvisingonlegislation
20whatkeyfeatureisprovidedbyIndicater.com?
Aapproachesthatreflecttheprovider’sownexperience
Baccesstoappropriatelytrainedpotentialemployees.
Cadvicewhichdirectlybenefitsthebottomline
Dadvertisingwhichiscarefullytargeted
PARTFOUR
Questions21-30
Readthetextbelowabouttheimprovedperformanceofacarcompany.
Choosethebestwordtofilleachgapfrom(A,B,CorD)ontheoppositepage.
Foreachquestion21-30,markoneletter(A,B,CorD)onyourAnswerSheet.
Thereisanexampleatthebeginning,(0)
ImprovedperformanceatCarter&Sons
TherewasgoodnewsinCarter&Sons’annual(0)yesterday.Threeyearsofrestructuring(21)inanupbeatstatementfromthecompanyinadvanceoftheofficialannouncementofitsinterim(22)dueearlyinAugust.Thechairman,DavidCarter,reporteda“strongstarttotheyear”,which,althoughhelpedbyaratherweak(23)periodlastyear,highlightedthelogicofrefocusingthegroupongrowthsectors.Threeyearsagothecompany(24)areviewofallitsoperationsinviewoftheseriousfinancialdifficultiesthatitwas(25)Asaresultofthis,itscar(26)businesswassoldtoanAmericangroup,anditscarsalesandrepairdivisionswere(27)downsoastoallowthecompanyto(28)onthesaleofvansandheavygoodsvehicles.ThreenewshowroomshavebeenopenedintheUKandIreland,andthesales(29)hasmorethandoubledinthelasttwoyears.
Growthinbusinessacrossthegrouphasgoneupbyalmost12percentinthefirsthalfoftheyear.ThisshouldreassureinvestorsthatCarter&Sonsisnowon(30)todeliverincreasedearningintheyearsahead.
Example:
AreportBNoticeCaccountDinformation
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ABCD
21Aterminated Bculminated Caccomplished Dcompleted
22Aeconomics BfinancesCoutcomes Dresults
23Arelative Balike Ccomparative Dequivalent
24Acommissioned Bassigned Cdelegated Dappointed
25Adealing Bfacing Cundertaking Dwithstanding
26Aadditions Bextras Caccessories Dsupplements
27Ascaled Bmarked Cslowed Dput
28Aemphasise Bconcentrate Cspecialize Dstrengthen
29Abonus Bpack cforce Dband
30Away Bpath Croad Dtrack
PARTFIVE
Questions31-40
Readthearticlebelowaboutchangingyourcareer
Foreachquestion31-40,writeonewordinCAPITALLETTERSonyourAnswerSheet.
Thereisanexampleatthebeginning,(0).
Timeforanewcareer
“losingyourjobisn’ttheendoftheworld:itgivesyou’rethechancetheanewbeginning(0)saysCarolinePoole,30,Whowasmaderedundant(31)herroleasheadofmarketingcampaignswithaninsurancegrouptwoyearsago.Thenewswasablow,especiallyafterasuccessfulnine-yearcareerwiththebusiness,butshewasdeterminedtoseeredundancy(32)apositiveforceforchange.
(33)itseemedatoughlessonatthetime,redundancywasthecatalystthatredirectedmycareer,“saysCaroline“ItgavemethebreakIneededtounderstand(34)mycareerobjectiveslay.”
Workingwithaconsultant,Carolineexploredanumberofworkoptionsthatoppealedtoher.Shealsotookadvantageofworkshopsonissues(35)assettingupyourownbusiness,andmanagingyourfinances.Akeyconsiderationforherwas(36)easyitwouldbetobalanceworkinginLondonwithhomelife100kilometersaway.
Shewasencouragedtonetwork(37)othermarketingprofessionalsandviathisroutemadecontactwithacommunicationsagency.Shetooktimeouttogotravelling,andonherreturnwasofferedaroleintheagency.(38)wasprooftoherthatshestillhadmarketableskills.
Twoyears(39)fromredundancy,Carolineisplanninganothercareerbreak.“Theexperienceofredundancyhasmademeviewmyoptionswithmoreconfidence.InowknowthatIcandictatemyowncareerpath,even(40)itweretomeanresigningfirstandthentakingtimetofindtherightdirection”shesays.
PartSix
Questions41-52
Readthetextbelowaboutalearningscheme
Inmostofthelines41-52thereisoneextraword.Itiseithergrammaticallyincorrectofdoesnotfitinwiththesenseofthetext.Somelines,however,arecorrect.
Ifalineiscorrect,writeCORRECTonyourAnswerSheet.
Ifthereisanextrawordintheline,writetheextrawordinCAPITALLETTERSonyourAnswerSheet.
Theexercisebeginswithtwoexamples,(0)and(00).
Learnyourlesson
0Almostallschemeswhichclaimtobeabletotransform/25into/175overnight
00arescams,tobeputstraightintothedustbin.Theexception,however,itmay
41bealittle-knownnewinitiativefromthegovernmentwhichalsoeffectivelydoes
42justthat.TheIndividualLearningAccountschemeisbythelatestgovernment
43schemetopersuadeusofthevalueofwholelife-longlearning.Thefirstmillion
44peopletoapply–andthereappearstobealongwaytogobeforethislimitis
45reached---areeligiblefora/150granttowardsthecostsofstudying,butprovided
46thattheycontributeatleast/25oftheirownmoney.Eventheoffercovers
47trainingcourseswhichareobviouslywork-relatedbutitalsoextendstomoreof
48recreationalactivities.Whilsttherewillnotbegovernmentmoneytoencourage
49you,forexample,todoaneveningclassinthecakedecorating,therecouldbe
50assistanceifyouareplanningtoupdateonyourinternetskills.Thereisalso
51theopportunitytobenefitinfutureyearsfrom20percentoffthecostoftraining
52forITcourses,thediscountgoesupto80percent,ameasureofthegovernment’s
Enthusiasminensuringwearepreparedforthedigitalworld.
Writing1hour10mimutes
Partone
Question1
●ThebarchartsbelowshowlevelsofwheatproductionandwheatpricesinaEuropeancountryfortheperiod1990-2000.
●Usingtheinformationfromthebarcharts,writeashortreportsummarizingthechangesinproductionandpricesbetween1990and2000.
●write120-140words.
Wheatproductionandprices
Parttwo:
●Writeananswertooneofthequestion2-4inthispart.Writeyouranswerin200-250words.
Question2
●Youhaverecentlyattendedthefollowingone-daycourses:
DevelopingYourPotential
TrendsinElectronicCommerce
ManagingPeople
ReducingCosts
Yourcompany’strainingManagerhasaskedyoutowriteashortreportaboutthetraining.
●WritethereportfortheTrainingManager:
.describingthetwocourseswhichyoufoundmostuseful
.explaininghowyoubenefitedfromthem
.outliningthespecifictrainingcoursesyourwouldliketoattendnextyear
.givingreasonswhythesecourseswouldbeusefultoyou
Question3
●Yourmanagerhasaskedyoutocontactalocalbusinessschool,invitingtheirstudentstoapplyforathree-monthworkplacementinyourcompany.
●WritingalettertothePrincipalofthebusinessschool:
.introducingyourcompanyandtheideaoftheplacement
.describingwhatworktheplacementwouldinvolve
.explainingwhatskillsandqualitiesthesuccessfulapplicantshouldhavesayinghowtheplacementwouldbenefittheapplicant.
Question4
●TheSalesDirectorofyourcompanywantstoimprovecustomerserviceandbelievesthatthiscanbeachievedbyextendingtheopeninghoursoftheSalesDepartment.Hehasaskedyoutowriteaproposalconcerningimprovementsincustomerservice.
WriteaproposalfortheSalesDirector:
.●sumnmarisingcurrentproblemsconcerningcustomerservice
.●evaluatingtheSalesDirector’ssuggestion
.●presentingoneortwoothermeasureswhichcouldbetaken
.●givingreasonsforyourpreferredcourseofaction.
Listening
approximately40minutes(including10minutes’transfertime)
Partone:
Question1-12
●YouwillhearaconsultantgivingatalktoagroupofUKbusinesspeopleaboutexportingtotheUnitedArabEmirates(UAE)
.●Asyoulisten,forquestions1-12.completethenotes,usinguptothreewordsoranumber.
.●Afteryouhavelistenedonce,replaytherecording.
ExportingtotheUAE
Generalintroduction
UAEcommerciallyimportantbecauseofits_____________________
Actsasdistributioncentrefor_____________________
UAElegalsystemhaschangedthroughsimplificationof__________
WhatareUAEbusinesspeoplelikeascustomers?
Usuallyverywellinformedabout______________________________
Dislike______________________________concerningdeliveryandperformanceofgoods
Demandhighstandardsof______________________________service
Peopleexpecta______________________________intheUAE
MethodsofsellingintheUAE
Recommendedfirststep:attenda____________________
Mostexportersbeginbysellingdirectto____________________intheUAE
Tosupplyagovernmentorganizationyourneeda____________________
Theproblemwithajointventureisthatitisan____________________
Youneed5years’experiencebeforeyouopena____________________intheUAE
Parttwo
Question13-22
●Youwillhearfivedifferentpeopletalkingabouttherelocationoftheirbusinesspremises
●Foreachextracttherearetwotasks.ForTaskOne,chosethereasongivenfordecidingtorelocatethecompanypremisesfromthelistA-H.forTaskTwo,choosetheproblemdescribedthataroseaftertherelocationfromthelistA-H
TaskOne–Reason
13_______________
14_______________
15_______________
16_______________
17_______________
Acopewithincreasedorders
Btoaccommodatenewequipmentneeds
Ctosharepremiseswithnewparentcompany
Dtoimprovepublicrelations
Etoreduceoverheads
Ftomakemoreefficientuseofspace
Htobenearersuppliers
Tasktwo:
Forquestions18-22,matchtheextractswiththeproblems,listedA-H
Foreachextract,choosetheproblemthataroseaftertherelocation
Writeoneletter(A-H)nexttothenumberoftheextract.
18_______________
19_______________
20_______________
21_______________
22_______________
Aunfavourablepublicity
Bdismissalofmanager
Cdecreaseinproductivity
Dstafftransportdifficulties
Einadequatestafffacilities
Ftoofewnewstaffrecruited
Gincreaseincommunicationcosts
Hlackoftimefortraining
Partthree
Question23-30
Youwillheartwomanagers,amancalledKevinandawomancalledJuliet,discussingcandidatestheyhavejustinterviewedforajob.
23Havinginterviewedallthecandidates,Kevinsaysit’sdifficultto
Arememberparticularindividuals
Bmaintainobjectivestandardsaboutthem
CrelatethemtotheirCVs
24KevinandJulietagreethatMichaelWhiteisunsuitablebecausehe
Ahaschangedhisjobsooften
Bdoesn’thavetherightqualifications
Cshowedthewrongattitudeintheinterview
25Julietsaysthepsychologicalprofiletestisusefulforshowinghowpeoplewill
Arespondtoworkinginteams
Breacttotightdeadlines
Cdevelopasmanagers
26WhydoesKevinthinkthecasestudyexerciseisareliabletest?
AItputscandidatesinarealisticsituation
BItshowsthatprioritiescandidateshave
Citrequirescandidatestothinkquickly.
27Themostimportantaspectofthejobthatthecandidateshavebeeninterviewedforis
Asettingupanewdepartment
Bco-ordinatingdifferentprojects
Cimplementingpolicychanges
28KevinandJulietwantedtheDevelopmentManagertobepresentbecausehe
Aneedsmoreexperienceatinterviewing
Bwillbeworkingwiththesuccessfulcandidate
Cwasthepersonwhowrotethejobdescription
29ThedecidingfactorinchoosingElaineHarrisforthejobisher
Aattitudetowork
Bknowledgeofbusiness
Cspecializedexperience
30WhatdoseJulietthinkismostdifficultaboutinterviewingcandidates?
Aremainingenthusiasticthroughouttheprocess
Bhavingtothinkaboutdifferentthingsatthesametime
Cweighinguptheconsequencesofherdecisions
Speaking16minutes
Partone:
Inthispart,theinterlocutorasksquestiononanumberofwork-relatedandnon-workrelatedsubjectstoeachcandidateinturn.Youhavetogiveinformationaboutyourselfandexpresspersonalopinions.
Parttwo:
Thecandidatechoosesonetopicandspeaksaboutitforapproximatelyoneminute.Oneminute’spreparationtimeisallowed.
ACommunicationskills:theimportanceofforeignlanguagetrainingforselectedemployees
Badvertising:howtoselectasuitableagencytohandleacompany’sadvertising
Cfinance:howtodecidewhethertofloatacompanyonthestockmarket.
Partthree:
Inthispartofthetest,candidatearegivenatopictodiscussandareallowed30secondstolookatthepromptcard,,beforetalkingtogetherforaboutthreeminutes.Afterwards,theexaminerasksmorequestionsrelatedtothetopic.
Fortwocandidates
StaffRelocation
Youcompanyneedstorelocateseveralmembersofstafftoanewbranchopeninginanotherpartofthecountry.Youhavebeenaskedtosubmitideasonhowtomakerelocationattractivetostaff:
Discuss,anddecidetogether:
●Whichtypesoffinancialincentivesthecompanycouldoffertostaff
●Whatinformationstaffwouldneedtoknowaboutthenewlocation.
Forthreecandidates
Staffrelocation
Yourcompanyneedstorelocateseveralmembersofstafftoanewbranchopeninginanotherpartofthecountry.Youhavebeenaskedtosubmitideasonhowtomakerelocationattractiveforstaff
Discuss,anddecidetogether:
●Whichtypesoffinancialincentivesthecompanycouldoffertostaff
●Whatothertypesofincentivesmightbeimportant
●Whatinformationstaffwouldneedtoknowaboutthenewlocation
Follow-onquestions
●Whatotherassistancemightbenecessaryforstaffwhoarerelocating?Why?
●Howcouldstaffwhoareunwillingtorelocatebeencouragedtodoso?
●Whatdoyouthinkinfluencesacompany’schoiceoflocationforitsbranches?Why
●Whataretheimplicationsforcompanyorganizationofhavingbranchesindifferentplaces?Why
●Doyouthinktherewillbegreaterinternationalexpansionofcompaniesinthefuture?why?Whynot?
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