ielts 15 test one
part one you will hear a woman phoning a friend to get information
about a job agency first you have some time to look at questions one to five
now listen carefully and answer questions
one to five
hello william this is amber you said to phone if i wanted to get
more information about the job agency you mentioned
is now a good time uh hi amber yes fine so the agency i was talking
about is called bankside they're based in
docklands i can tell you the address now 497 east
side okay thanks so is there anyone in
particular i should speak to there the agent i always deal with is called
becky jameson let me write that down becky
jameson j a m i e s o n
do you have her direct line yes it's in my contacts somewhere
right here we are 07866 510 triple three i wouldn't call her
until the afternoon if i were you she's always really busy in the morning
trying to fill last minute vacancies she's really helpful and friendly so i'm
sure it would be worth getting in touch with her for an informal chat
it's mainly clerical and admin jobs they deal with isn't it
that's right i know you're hoping to find a full-time job in the media
eventually but becky mostly recruits temporary
staff for the finance sector which will look good on your cv and
generally pays better too yeah i'm just a bit worried because i
don't have much office experience i wouldn't worry
they'll probably start you as a receptionist or something like that
so what's important for that kind of job isn't so much having business skills or
knowing lots of different computer systems it's communication that really
matters so you'd be fine there and you'll pick
up office skills really quickly on the job it's not that complicated
okay good so how long do people generally need temporary staff for
it would be great if i could get something lasting at least a month
that shouldn't be too difficult but you're more likely to be offered
something for a week at first which might get extended
it's unusual to be sent somewhere for just a day or two
right i've heard the pay isn't too bad better than working in a shop or a
restaurant oh yes definitely the hourly rate is about 10 pounds 11 if
you're lucky that's pretty good i was only expecting
to get eight or nine pounds an hour
do you want me to tell you anything about the registration process
yes please i know you have to have an interview
the interview usually takes about an hour and you should arrange that about a
week in advance i suppose i should dress smartly if it's
for office work i can probably borrow a suit from mum
good idea it's better to look too smart than too casual
will i need to bring copies of my exam certificates or anything like that
no they don't need to see those i don't think what about my passport
oh yes they will ask to see that okay i wouldn't get stressed about the
interview though it's just a chance for them to build a relationship with you
so they can try and match you to a job which you'll like
so there are questions about personality that they always ask candidates
fairly basic ones and they probably won't ask
anything too difficult like what your plans are for the future
hope not anyway there are lots of benefits to using an agency
for example the interview will be useful because they'll give you feedback on
your performance so you can improve next time and they'll
have access to jobs which aren't advertised
exactly most temporary jobs aren't advertised
and i expect finding a temporary job this way
takes a lot less time it's much easier than
ringing up individual companies yes indeed
well i think i've covered
that is the end of part one