Unit 5 Employment Warmer-Business briefPersonnel is the Cinderella of company department. But actually HR is the most valuable asset of the company. It decides the companys development. Production managers manage production. Sales heads heap up their sales teams, but personnel directors do not, strictly speaking, direct personnel.The function of personnel Deal with recruitment (in conjunction with department managers) Administer payment systems ( in tandem with accounts) Present at performance appraisal reviews ( promotion) Be responsible for providing training () Deal with industrial relations ( complaints and disputes ) Break the news ( downsize, delayer, dismiss)HRM(human resources management)HRM specialists A group of intelligent, smart, brilliant people. They always have good ideas, innovations, creativity, reformation, qualification. HRM specialists job Introducing more scientific procedures: Implementing policies of empowerment Actions to eliminate racial and sexual discrimination in hiring and promotion Incentive schemes to increase motivation (reward performance) Deal with severance package and compensation packageStages of employment Get a job Keep a job Lose a jobPresent employment market condition (flexibility) Make a living as freelancers Portfolio workers (working for a number of clients) Outsoure activities (not working in house)The era of lifetime employment is over. People should get ready to change jobs more often, be prepared to work part-time, and should acquire and develop skills to maintain their employability. Key factors decide the candidates who might be employed Qualification Personality Education Intelligence Reference Experience Contacts and connections Age Sex Family background Handwriting Hobbies.Discussion: Which is more important in the job personal qualities or qualifications? Start up-Get SS to get familiar with words in the Task A.Reading: Choosing the best candidate Task A-Get SS to close their books and write the discussion question (Do people change during their working lives?)-Ask a couple of SS their opinion Task B-Get SS to find the authors answer Task C-Get SS to read through the article. Go through the comprehension questions with the class.How to select the best candidateIts basic premise is that we dont change very much. Choosing candidate because of his/ her potential is a mistake, instead recruiters should choose people for what they are or can do now.Listening: Recruitment interviewingThis listening (in two parts) is based on an authentic interview about recruitment with a sales manager. The exercises focus on listening for information and note-taking, and cover vocabulary from the interview.Fundamentally, people stay the same. They may learn things, and later in life forget them, but basic abilities-such as language learning and numeracy-change little.1 People who panic; people with impressive qualifications who cant learn; hypochondriacs; unstable people; those dont come up to expectations.2 That some people has potential when they were employed-but never realised that potential.3 Employers should select candidates for what they are rather than for their potential Task A -Get Ss to read through the two comprehension questions.-Get Ss to tell each other what answer they predict to question 1.-Play the recording once or twice-Get Ss to compare answers in pairs then go through the answers with the whole class. Task B -Divide the class into pairs, tell them to read through the advice sheet and give them a minute to note anything they remember from the first time they listened.-Play the recording once more, go through the answers with the whole class. Task C -Ask Ss to think what questions they might ask or expect to be asked on a job interview.Get Ss to compare answers with their partners, then go through the answers with the whole class. Task D -Ss work through the exercises individually, comparing their answers in pairs when they finished.-Check the answers with the whole class.1 d) preparation 2 He left his CV behind. Find out about the job: ring up the Press Officer or the Marketing Department; get the latest press release/ annual report.At the interview: compliment the interview on a recent success; show that youve taken an interest in the company; show enthusiasm for the job.Visit the company: talk to the receptionists; get hold of the company newspaper; pick up company literature on the products youll be involved; find out what the dress code is.CV: easy to read; well-written; be concise-dont ramble.1 What does the candidate like most about his present job?What does he like least?What are his weaknesses?What are his strengths?2 likes: traveling; meeting new peopledislike: working weekends Discussion: Personal appearance at work Two mini case studies about employees who, for very different reasons, ran into trouble with their employers over personal appearance at wo