Writing (1)

Complete the job advertisement with items from the box.

– AGRIBANK –

Chief IT Officer (CITO)

Agribank, one of the three leading banks in the country, is […] an exceptionally […] IT specialist to
manage the development of software, deployment of hardware, and support of various computing
technologies at its headquarters and its eight regional branches.

Duties and responsibilities:

The CITO is […] the General Manager for the satisfactory performance of all technology functions
performed within the country:

- Management of Agribank IT staff

- Software development activities

- Software and hardware maintenance activities

- Long-range technology planning

The […] will be […] in English and German. We offer an attractive […] package and long-term career
prospects.

Interested candidates should send their letter of application and […] via e-mail to Erna Asselborn at
hrm@agribank.com

Closing date for […]: Friday, 3 June. Only […] will be contacted for […].

Writing (2)

Nancy Oberweis is applying for the post of Chief IT Officer at Agribank. Put the sentences in the
correct order to write her e-mail to Agribank.

From: Nancy.Oberweis@pt.lu

To: hrm@agribank.com

[?] The aim of the project is to equip the Ministry of Finance with up-to-date computer systems,
develop adequate software, and support the local IT staff responsible for technology planning.

[?] Finally, please do not hesitate to contact me if you need any further details.

[?] With the benefit of all the experience I have gained there, I now look forward to a challenge and a
steady career in my home country. If I am short-listed, could you please let me know whether you
would be willing to consider a telephone interview.
[?] I look forward to hearing from you.

[?] Since September 2007, I have been working as an IT consultant on a UN-sponsored project in
Bulgaria.

[?] With reference to your advertisement in the Luxembourg Daily News of May 10, I would like to
apply for the post of Chief IT Officer. As you can see from the attached CV, I obtained my MSc in
mathematics and computer science from Imperial College London in July 2007.

[?] Dear Ms Asselborn,

[?] I am enjoying all these responsibilities tremendously. However, the project will be completed in
three months' time and I will therefore leave Bulgaria.

Yours sincerely,

Nancy Oberweis

Writing (3)

The passage below has nine underlined wrong words. Type the correct word into the space
provided.

Articles about redundancies frequently focus on numbers and statistics and tend to ignore the
psychological impact of job losses. Naturally, reactions to redundancies vary from one individual to
another and depend for age and the number of years spent with the company, among other factors.
However, most of the victims initially feel disbelief, than anger and depression. Indeed, such a
change in there professional circumstances can have a devastatingly effect on their home lives and
family relationships. Very often, for example, losing one's job means having to relocate, sometime
far away from one's relatives and closed friends. In addition, redundancies also have long-lasting
effect on those who survive them. Survivors often feel guilty about being luckiest than those who
had to go, betrayed by management, and frightened of being next in line.