商务英语(BEC)中级考试历年真题(25)
<p><span word="Finding">Finding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="people">people</span></p><p> <span word="When">When</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="grows">grows</span>, <span word="managers">managers</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="roles">roles</span>. <span word="Besides">Besides</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span>-<span word="to">to</span>-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="business">business</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="responsible">responsible</span> <span word="for">for</span>, <span word="among">among</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="things">things</span>, <span word="relations">relations</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="investors">investors</span>, <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cashflow">cashflow</span> <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="hardest">hardest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="recruitment">recruitment</span>.</p><p> <span word="For">For</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="managers">managers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="medium">medium</span>-<span word="sized">sized</span> <span word="enterprises">enterprises</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="searching">searching</span> <span word="for">for</span>, <span word="interviewing">interviewing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="selecting">selecting</span> <span word="staff">staff</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="time">time</span>-<span word="consuming">consuming</span>. (0) ... .<span word="G">G</span>... . <span word="Interviewing">Interviewing</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="highly">highly</span> <span word="skilled">skilled</span> <span word="activity">activity</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="itself">itself</span>.</p><p> <span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="hard">hard</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Dan">Dan</span> <span word="Baker">Baker</span>, <span word="founding">founding</span> <span word="partner">partner</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="PR">PR</span> <span word="company">company</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="grown">grown</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="eighteen">eighteen</span> <span word="staff">staff</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="locate">locate</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="recruit">recruit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="people">people</span>. (8).........<span word="As">As</span> <span word="Dan">Dan</span> <span word="Baker">Baker</span> <span word="explains">explains</span>, <span word="We">We</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="recruitment">recruitment</span> <span word="drive">drive</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="advance">advance</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="anybody">anybody</span> <span word="suitable">suitable</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="ourselves">ourselves</span>.</p><p> <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="recruitment">recruitment</span> <span word="decisions">decisions</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pile">pile</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="CVs">CVs</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="interviews">interviews</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="cautious">cautious</span> <span word="references">references</span>. <span word="David">David</span> <span word="Rowe">Rowe</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="psychologist">psychologist</span>, <span word="studied">studied</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="appointments">appointments</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="companies">companies</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="claims">claims</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="selection">selection</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="rarely">rarely</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="criteria">criteria</span>. (9).........<span word="This">This</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="approach">approach</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="recruitment">recruitment</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="unhappy">unhappy</span> <span word="consequences">consequences</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="employers">employers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="recruits">recruits</span>.</p><p> <span word="Small">Small</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="for">for</span>. (10)......... <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="David">David</span> <span word="Rowe">Rowe</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="managers">managers</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="devote">devote</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="recruitment">recruitment</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="shouldnt">shouldnt</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="evenings">evenings</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="weekends">weekends</span>.</p>
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