| Episode 35: A letter from HR | |
| Tim: | Dear Mr. Hunter, Vacancy reference: Assistant manager Further to your application for the above position, I am pleased to be able to invite you to attend an interview. Please report to the HR office on Tuesday 11th March at 1 pm. A job specification is enclosed. If you have any access needs in order to complete your job or be able to attend the interview, please let me know as soon as possible. Finally, it would be most helpful if you could confirm whether or not you will be able to attend. Yours sincerely, Jennifer Smith Recruitment Advisor Well, Kitty, 'Assistant manager', what do you think of that? |
Vocabulary:
a vacancy (noun) - position or job in a company that's available
HR (short for Human Resources) (noun) - department in a company which looks after the hiring, training etc of employees
a reference (noun) - the act of mentioning something in speech or in writing, the act of referring to something or someone
assistant (adjective) - having the job of helping someone to do work, having a lower rank or position than others in a group, organization, etc.
a manager (noun) - someone who is in charge of a business, department, etc.
an application (noun) - a formal and usually written request for something (such as a job, admission to a school, a loan, etc.)
to attend (verb) - to go to and be present at
an interview (noun) - a meeting at which people talk to each other in order to ask questions and get information: such as a : a formal meeting with someone who is being considered for a job or other position
specification (noun) - detailed description of something
to enclose (verb) - to include (something) with a letter or in a package
access needs (noun) - requirements for people with disabilities
to confirm (verb) - agree, to tell someone that something has definitely happened or is going to happen
whether or not (conjunction) - used to indicate choices or possibilities
sincerely (adverb) - genuinely or truly, in a sincere or truthful way
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