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1.6 Case study

1.6 Case study

Global Recruit

This case study examines the task of matching candidates 

with the posts they have applied for. Students read employee 

profiles and listen to extracts from a series of interviews.

Ask students to search for the keywords 

work in Dubai

 or 

work in Brazil

 in order to read about job opportunities in 

these two countries. Students can also look at the various 

recruiting agencies on the web. Do they think the web is a 

good place to find a job? Why / why not?

Discussion

1

  Brainstorm ways in which people can get a job (through 

a friend or contact, a newspaper advertisement, the Internet, 

or a job agency). Ask students if they (or anyone they know) 

have ever used an agency and if so, what their experience 

was. This lead-in will help students to think of the advantages 

and disadvantages of using a recruitment agency to find a job 

abroad.