1. Assignment:
This job ad was placed online by a recruitment agency.
I’m currently looking for a Front of House Receptionist for immediate start at an Investment Bank in prestigious offices in the City.
The main duties in this role will be meeting and greeting international visitors in a friendly, welcoming and efficient manner and making sure they are put in touch with the person or
department they are visiting as promptly as possible.
The post holder will also book and set up meeting rooms as well as monitor and order stationery supplies for the office.
Applicants need to have excellent interpersonal skills, the ability to communicate effectively and efficiently with internal and external visitors, and the ability to work autonomously and using their own initiative.
A can-do attitude and the ability to multitask are essential to this role.
Anna-Maria lives in Germany and works in a similar position for a bank in Frankfurt. She wants to apply for the job. Write a CV for her.
These are her basic details: She was born in Germany, is 35 years old and in her third job. She speaks several European languages and started her career as a trainee with a regional bank. You may invent any other information about her that you need for the CV.
2. Assignment:
Karin Fischer wants to apply for an advertised position. She has drafted the letter but the paragraphs have got mixed up. Put them into the best order.
1) My greatest achievements to date include implementing the 360-degree appraisal system at Bauer Inc. and the introduction of a standard recruitment process, which reduced application turnaround by 25 per cent.
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3. Assignment:
Below you can read some guidelines about behaviour in crowded lifts that a company published in their internal newsletter. How much of this advice do you agree with, if at all? What behaviour would you personally recommend?
Write between 80 and 120 words in complete sentences (not bullet points). You can base your text on the statements below but don’t repeat these words.
• Avoid eye contact with others at all times.
• Don’t talk to anybody, even anyone you know.
• Stand in the same spot and don’t leave it until you step out.
• If you have a newspaper with you, open it and hide your face behind it.
• Watch the floor numbers on the display until you reach your destination.
4. Assignment:
In an assessment centre you are asked to write an answer to the following question.
If you were starting your career all over again, what would you do differently?
Write between 80 and 120 words.
5. Assignment:
Complete the sentence with a meaningful, work-related ending.
1) If I had accepted the job offer, I …
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