Applying for a job.

Rather	Fairly; quite
To handle	To deal with; to manage or to control
Inquiry	Request for help or information
Assume	To think
Right away	Without hesitation or delay
To catch on	To understand
To give up	To abandon
Would rather	Would prefer
Task	Work that has to be done
To involve	To take part in / to make necessary as a condition
To deal	To attend to; to manage
Day-to-day	Within a short period of time
To turn up	To happen; to present itself
To tackle	To speak to somebody about an awkward matter
To hire Part 1.   Applicant I'm really sorry I'm late, I had rather a hard time locating your office. Interviewer That's quite all right. Please have a seat. I'd like to start off by asking you what kind of work you've been doing at the hotel in Piccadilly. Applicant Well, for the past eight months I've been working at the front desk there, which means that I've been handling the booking of guests, and generally answering phone inquires. Part 2.   Interviewer Now in this hotel we use the Receptel system, which I assume you know is a computerised booking system. Are you familiar with it - would you have an idea as to how to use it? Applicant I don't think I would know right away how to use it. I've never had to use that particular type of booking system. But I have done office works in the past and used word processors and several office computers, so I'm quite sure I'd catch on really fast. Part 3.   Interviewer Now perhaps you could tell me why you want to give up your present job and join us here? Applicant Well, I don't, I don't feel that a small private hotel in Piccadilly really is what I'm looking for. The hours are too long and I don't really earn much. Interviewer You say the hours are very long. You mean you'd rather not work long hours? Applicant Oh no, no, it's not that, it's not that I don't like hard work or anything like that, no, it's, it's that the tasks are always the same, so I don't feel that my qualifications are being put to good use. Part 4.   Interviewer Now, before I end this interview, I would like to ask if you have any questions to ask me. Applicant Yes. Could you be more specific about the job description of general assistant? Interviewer It means more or less what it says really. It involves dealing with any day-to-day problems that turn up, not just booking people in and welcoming guests but being, if you like, part of junior management, helping us out day-to-day. We would expect that. Applicant I see. And I'd have vacations, would I? Interviewer You would have holidays, but perhaps we should not tackle that until after you've been hired ... Well, thank you very much for coming along today, and we'll let you know when we've made the final selection. Applicant Thank you. Part 1.   Applicant I'm really sorry I'm late, I had rather a hard time locating your ............ . Interviewer That's quite all right. Please have a ............ . I'd like to start off by asking you what kind of work you've been doing at the hotel in Piccadilly. Applicant Well, for the past eight months I've been working at the front ............ there, which means that I've been ............ the booking of guests, and generally answering phone inquires. Part 2.   Interviewer Now in this hotel we use the Receptel system, which I assume you know is a computerised ............ system. Are you familiar with it - would you have an idea as to how to use it? Applicant I don't think I would know right away how to use it. I've never had to use that particular type of booking ............ . But I have done office works in the past and used word ............ and several office computers, so I'm quite sure I'd catch on really fast. Part 3.   Interviewer Now perhaps you could tell me why you want to give up your present job and ............ us here? Applicant Well, I don't, I don't feel that a small ............ hotel in Piccadilly really is what I'm looking for. The hours are too long and I don't really ............ much. Interviewer You say the hours are very long. You mean you'd rather not work long hours? Applicant Oh no, no, it's not that, it's not that I don't like hard work or anything like that, no, it's, it's that the ............ are always the same, so I don't feel that my ............ are being put to good use. Part 4.   Interviewer Now, before I end this interview, I would like to ask if you have any questions to ask me. Applicant Yes. Could you be more specific about the ............ description of general ............ ? Interviewer It means more or less what it says really. It involves ............ with any day-to-day problems that turn up, not just booking people in and welcoming guests but being, if you like, part of junior ............, helping us out day-to-day. We would expect that. Applicant I see. And I'd have vacations, would I? Interviewer You would have holidays, but perhaps we should not ............ that until after you've been hired... Well, thank you very much for coming along today, and we'll let you know when we've made the final ............ . Applicant Thank you. 2.(F) Answer the questions & Read aloud Why did the applicant arrive late? ........................... What kind of work did she do at the hotel? ........................... What is the Receptel system? ........................... Does the applicant know how to use the Receptel system? ........................... Has the applicant ever used word processors? ........................... Why does the applicant want to give up her present job? ........................... Does she like working hard? ............................ What is the job she is applying for? ............................ What does the job involve? ............................ Does the interviewer want to talk about the applicant's holidays? .........................	To obtain the services of somebody temporarily