TASK 2: APLLYING FOR JOB

STUDENTS:
MARIO GUTIERREZ RUIZ
CODIGO: 7.549.840
CHRISTIAN QUIÑONEZ SALAZAR
CODIGO: 1130672174
ANGIE MARGARITA RICO
CODIGO: 1007613278

COLLABORATIVE TEAM: 900003_59

TEACHER:
MARTA YANETH ROA

UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL ABIERTA Y A DISTANCIA UNAD

ESCUELA DE CIENCIAS BASICAS, TECNOLOGIA E INGENIERIA
INGLES B-1
Santa Marta
MAYO 2021

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 INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTION MARIO GUTIERREZ RUIZ

STEP 1 – READING ACTIVITY

1. Pre Reading activites

Questions Write your own answers

1. Look for the meaning of the
following words:
 Employers
 Person or Company that hires someone to perform
specific tasks and is economically rewarded.
 Join  Enter to work in a company.
 Behavior  Has to do with the discipline of a person.
 Team-oriented  Person with the ability to guide, organize and
execute tasks with a group.
 Job vacancy available for filling.
 Job openings
 Re-occupy your previously performed functions.
 Resume
 Person who has the ability to encourage himself to
 Self-motivated
do a job and motivate others.
 Hire (Hiring)
 Enter a person to a company to perform a task, with
economic remuneration,

1. Sentences using these words:

 The employer did not find the right person for the position.
 My brother joined the Ecopetrol company.
 Your behavior is not appropriate in the job.
 Team oriented is one of my qualities.

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  The UNAD is job opening for Food Engineers.
 I am resuming my job after the pandemic.
 Self-motivation is very important to being successful.
 My hiring will be this weekend.

2. What do you think are some important qualities and skills employers look for?
(Write at least 3):
 To be hard working.
 Flexible.
 Confident and positive.

3. After reading the text answer the following questions:

AFTER READING ACTIVITY

QUESTIONS YOUR OWN ANSWERS
1. Write 2 sentences you agree with.  They want candidates to be effective.
 To demonstrate they can adapt quickly.
2. Write the sentences you did not  There are some job openings that are
understand or want to clarify. never listed.
3.What do you think are the most important As a Food Engineer the most important
qualities and skills in your profession? qualities are: dynamic, proactive, confident,
positive, effective, solve problems, self-
motivated and team-oriented.
4. Write at least 3 qualities and 3 skills you My Qualities: Confident, proactive, positive.
have.
My Skills: Team-Oriented, Solve problems,
I can adapt quickly

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 4. After reading the text answer the following questions:

Building Vocabulary

Write the meaning of 5 words from the text that you did not know

Meaning of the word in

Word in English Word in the text
Spanish
Skill Habilidades People with the correct skills.
Proficient Competente For someone who is proficient in a
particular functions.
Behaviours Comportamiento The right personality and behaviours.
Sucessful Exitosa Essential for successful working.
Hiring Contratación They are interested in hiring
organized.

Words Classification
Classify 5 words from the text in verbs, adjectives, and prepositions.
Verbs Adjectives Prepositions

NEED SOME FOR

WANT EFFECTIVE WITH
TELL YOUR IN
CAN PROFICIENT TO
UNDERSTAND CONFIDENT ON

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 STEP 2 – LOOKING FOR A JOB OFFER
2.1. Consultation tests

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2.2. The job advertisement must include:

Position – Job title Plant & Facilities Management, Operations Management

Salary: $150K — $200K
Responsibilities:  Applies knowledge of processes, equipment and system
capability to set challenging individual and facility standards.
 Develops Annual Operating Plan for the plant while handling
direct and indirect controllable costs to meet overall cost index
target.
 Coaches supervisors and managers to achieve performance
standards with regards to safety, line utilization and quality.
 Responsible for overall plant profit and loss (P&L) for
production, maintenance, quality control and warehouse.
 Leads overall responsibility for food safety and adherence to
quality compliance mandates along with ensuring compliance
with all health and safety regulations.

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  Tracks key performance indicators/costs, anticipating and
correcting trends which would compromise achievement of
financial targets.
 Owns the scheduling process for receiving and delivering raw
materials and finished products in a timely manner.
 Handles the inventory process, ensuring optimal levels of full
goods are maintained in order to fulfill daily sales needs.
 Leads and assures facility equipment reliability to minimize
downtime.
 Builds people capability through effective employee relations,
hiring, training, and communication for both management and
front-line hourly personnel.
 Solves day-to-day operational issues and reach short- and long-
term performance goals.
 Delivers effective change leadership by driving business changes
while minimizing people impact.
Qualifications/Skills  Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required. Preferably
needed: in engineering, business, operations management, or similar
field.
 Lean Six Sigma experience preferred along with proven by
successful completion of a major improvement project.
 Minimum of ten years of prior work experience in a high speed
manufacturing environment.
 Experience in the consumer packaged goods industry preferred.
 Demonstrated ability to function successfully in a dynamic,
changing work environment.
 Strong leadership skills with the ability to get results through
mentoring skills.
 This position is limited to persons with indefinite right to work in
the United States.
 Effective coaching, facilitation, presentation, and team building

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 skills.
 Must have a valid driver’s license.
Company PepsiCo, Inc. is an American multinational food, snack, and
information: beverage corporation headquartered in Harrison, New York, in the
hamlet of Purchase. PepsiCo was formed in 1965 with the merger of
the Pepsi-Cola Company and Frito-Lay, Inc. Based on net revenue,
PepsiCo is the second-largest food and beverage business in the
world, behind Nestlé. Historically the main competition of Pepsi's
beverage brands was Coca-Cola. Within North America, PepsiCo is
the largest food and beverage business by net revenue
Location: PepsiCo Toledo, OH43601

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 INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTION CHRISTIAN QUIÑONEZ SALAZAR

Before you read

1. Answer the following questions before you read the text:

Pre-reading activities

Questions Write your own answers

1. Look for the meaning of  Employer: person who
the followingwords: employs others.
 Job openings: (position,
 Employer -Job
employment) that is not
openings
occupied by anyone.
 Join -Resume
 Join: going or going from
 Behavior - Self-
one place to another
motivated
closed or limited place,
 Team-oriented - Hire:
through an opening or
(Hiring)
passage.
 Resume: restarting
something that was
interrupted or
suspended.
 Behavior: way of behaving
a person in a certain
situation or in general.
 Self-motivated: it is to
give the enthusiasm and
interest that a specific
action or behavior
provokes.
 Team-oriented: person
who pushes to solve
problems and get things
done to the members of
a team.
 Hire (Hiring): make
contracts or contracts for

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2. Write 8 complete sentences
using thewords studied in point
3. What do you think are some
importantqualities and skills
employers look for? (Write at
least 3)
After you read
2. After reading the text answer the following questions:
After Reading activity
Questions
1. Write 2 sentences you agree
with.
a job.
1. My employer is very help full
2. work in the lab is interesting
3. going to work with joy is
good
4. at the factory they resume
work on Monday.
5. I was rewarded at work for
good behavior
6. Luisa is self-motivated to go
to work.
7. The supervisor gives an
orientation to the work team.
8. Juan will be hired at the
factory.
1. Teamwork
2. Leadership
3. Creativity
Your own answers
1- Comment with friends
about what expectations of
job you hope to find in order
obtain a situable job profile
2- prepare adequately
depending on the position
you hope to obtain and
according to the aspirations
you want project
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 2. Write the sentences you 1-Because a successful job
did notunderstand or must have a person with
want to clarify. certain characteristics

2- Little work experience can

make a person incompetent a
job

3. What do you think are the Start with:

most important qualities and As a salesman (write
skills in your profession? your profession) the most
important qualities are:

4. Write at least 3 qualities and

3 skillsyou have. Greet – hear - act

Building Vocabulary
Write the meaning of 5 words from the text that you did not know
Word in Meaning of the Word in the text
English word in
Spanish
Quickly Rapidamente They can adapt quickly, solve
problems

Leadership Liderazgo But also to have leadership

skills and ability

Hiring Contratación They are interested in hiring

organized

Behaviours Comportamientos Who has the right personality

and behaviours

Certain cierta Since there are certain

habilites and knowledge

Words Classification
Classify 5 words from the text in verbs, adjectives, and
prepositions.

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 Verbs Adjectives Prepositions
Need effective With
Work Certain In
look Your to

Step 2 – Looking for a job offer

The job advertisement must include:

Position – Job title CUTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE

Salary: 8.69 / 14.00

Responsibilities: Provides customer engagement in positive and

approachable manner.
• Assists in maintaining a clean, well-stocked store
for customers during their shopping experience.
• Helps in the unloading of merchandise from
delivery trucks, organizes merchandise, and
transports merchandise from stockroom to sales
floor.
• Independently stocks shelves and recovers
merchandise in the store.
• Accurately handles customer funds and processes
transactions using the POS system.
• Remains constantly aware of customer activity to
ensure a safe and secure shopping environment.
• Performs all other duties as assigned in order to
maintain an effective and profitable store
operation.

Position Requirements:

Education: Prefer completion of high school or

equivalent. Ability to follow directives and interpret
retail operational documents as assigned.

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 Experience: Prefer experience working in retail,
hotel, restaurant, grocery or drug store
environments.

Physical Requirements: Ability to regularly lift up to

40lbs. (and occasionally, up to 55 lbs.) from floor
level to above shoulder height; must be able to
meet demands of frequent walking, standing,
stooping, kneeling, climbing, pushing, pulling and
repetitive lifting, with or without reasonable
accomodation.

Availability: Ability to work flexible, full-time

schedule to include days, evenings, weekends and
holidays.

Qualifications/Skills Customer Focus, Developing Potential, Results

needed: Driven, Strong Organizational Skills,
Communication Skills, Problem Solving/Decision
Making, Job Knowledge and Relationship
Management.

Our teams are working tirelessly to provide a clean

and safe environment for our Associates and
customers. We continue to enhance and modify our
protocols, as appropriate. This includes:

• Plexiglass guards at cash registers.

• Associates conduct home health screenings two

hours prior to their shift.

• Managers conduct in-store health screenings of

each associate prior to shift.

• Cleaning protocols that include hand sanitizer and

supplies to clean throughout the day.

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 • Social Distancing by maintaining at least six feet
between yourself and shoppers.

• Face masks and gloves for Associates to wear

during their shifts.

Company
information: Family Dollar is seeking motivated individuals to
support our Stores as we provide essential products
at great values to the communities we serve.

Location: 170 South Main Street, Driggs, ID 83422

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 INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTION ANGIE MARGARITA RICO

4: Answer the following questions before you read the text

Questions Write your own answers

1:Look for the meaning of the following .Employer:Person who employs another
words: e,participate
.Join:Unit
• Employer - Job openings . :Way of behaving a person
• Join - Resume .Behavior
in a certain
• Behavior - Self-
Team-oriented - Hire: ( motivated Hiring) situation,conduct
.
: Job position available
Job
foropennings
a person who meets
the
requirements
Resume: had .been
interruted.Start
Self-again something that
motivated oneself
Team: work.
:ability to motivate
Oriented:
position.
Organized group of people
Hire: doing
service

Which is in the indicated

Take a person to work or perform a

2: Write 8 complete sentences using the words 1.Maria is the employer of the acondesa

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studied in point 1. S.A group of people
2.He joined the english
is group
tedious
b1job
offers in
3:My aunt”s 4:
behavior
the cuality
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company all procedures.
5:The program motivated
6:
resume
by the event.
The girls in the group are self
7:
in My
thework team occupies the first place
company.
8: b1

I am orientes on the subject of

English

3: What do you think are some important 1:Proactivity

qualities and skills employers look for? (Write at 2:Creativity
least 3)
3:Responsability
4:Honesty
5:communication

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5. After reading the text answer the following questions:

After Reading activity

Questio Your own answers

ns

1. Write 2 sentences you agree with. 1: Employers are looking for someone
who is competent in a particular role
2:Want candidates to be effective

2. Write the sentences you did 1:The problem is that there are some
not understand or want to vacancies that are never listed
clarify.

3. What do you think are the most Start with:

important qualities and skills in
As a food engineer
your profession?
the most important
qualities are:
Innovative,communicator,res
ponsible,creative,collaborator
proactive,positive

4. Write at least 3 qualities and 3 1:Innovative 1:confidence

skills you have.
2:Responsible 2:communicator
3:Proactivity 3:Honesty

Building Vocabulary
Write the meaning of 5 words from the text that you did not
know

Word in Meaning of the Word in the text

Engli word in Spanish
sh

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 Resume Documento que contiene curriculum
informacion referente a una
persona o cosa

Under pressure Competencia de trabajar Bajo presion

teniendo en cuenta el tiempo al
momento de realizer varias
tareas

Show Determinar que una cosa es Demostrar

verdad o se cumple

Dynamic Se refiere a una persona que es Dinamica

active con vitalidad

Words Classification
Classify 5 words from the text in verbs, adjectives, and prepositions.

Verbs Adjectives Prepositions

Show Dynamic By
To work Positive an
Understand Flexible in
Find Proactive on

To adapt Effective to

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 STEP 3 – WRITING A COVER LETTER
May 20, 2021

Human resources director

Dollar family stores
6018 S Western Ave, Oklahoma City, OK 73139

Best regard.

Dear human resources director I am getting in touch with you regarding job offer in
customer service and order management that you published a few days ago through info
jobs.
After analyzing the offer and seeing that I meet the established requirements, I decided to
write you this letter along with my attached resume, to show you a summary of my career,
once I detailed the context of it.
According to the requirements of the job offer as a customer service reprentative.
I have the experience, education, higher education physical ability, because, I practice
athletics. I lift weights.
I have worked in the supermarkets such as Olympic s.a.s, I have knowledge and experience
in the pos system, I handled it in my previous job, and therefore, I can do all the financial
procedures of the store
I had the opportunity to read about the mission, values of this company and I identify a lot
with them. That is why I want to be part of this wonderful team.
I have to say, I like to innovate, I am proactive, flexible, dynamic and I really like
teamwork.
I want to be part of this company and give my best, my skills and qualities conform to what
is required for the job offer.
I would like to arrange an interview in the next few days, I have ample flexibility to see us
in whatever you have.

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In advance, I thank you for time and dedication, cordially.

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