Topic (essay) in English on the topic "Work in a foreign company / Work in a foreign company"

My job is a big opportunity for me

My name is Maxim Sviridov. I work as a manager at the "Star tour" company. It is a Russian company which works in the business travel market. Two weeks ago I was sent by the administration of our company to London where I studied the English travel companies, their traditions, their marketing and management. Now my business trip is coming to an end and I want to share my impressions of English business world with you.

First of all English businessmen are well known all over the world for their honesty and decency. If an Englishman gives you his word he will keep it in any case. Besides that, nothing can prevent him from refusing the once taken decision. Of course, there are some exclusions, but they are so rare that nobody should put attention on them.

During the last two weeks my working day was approximately the same. Early in the morning I took a taxi to my hosts" headquarters, which is located in the City - the business heart of London. First of all I usually asked Mrs. Lapital - my secretary if there were any letters or cables for me. Then she gave me my correspondence and fresh newspapers and I followed to my office-room.

After that I went to Mr. Forsberg's office-room to get tasks for the new day and ask some questions about their company, its history, traditions, clients, and so on. After that I usually did what Mr. Forsberg told. My usual job was meeting with potential clients, discussing their rest plans and offering the services of Mr. Forsberg's company. I usually met 10 or 12 people a day. They were representatives of different social groups and communicating with them increased my knowledge of England, Englishmen and their psychology greatly.

This business trip was a great chance for me and I hope I used this chance fully. Now I know a lot about Western business world, about travel business and this knowledge will help me in my future career.

Translation:

First of all, English businessmen are known all over the world for their honesty and decency. If an Englishman gives you his word, he will keep it anyway. In addition, nothing can prevent him from abandoning a decision once made. Of course, there are some exceptions, but they are so rare that no one should pay attention to them.

Over the past two weeks, my working day has been something like this. Early in the morning I was driving a taxi to my hosts' office, which is located in the City - the business center of London. First of all, I used to ask Mrs. Lapital - my secretary, if there were any letters or messages for me. Then she gave me my correspondence and fresh newspapers, and I followed to my office. There I studied all the documents that came in my name and wrote a short report on the previous working day, and then faxed it to my home company in Vladivostok.

After that, I went to Mr. Forsberg's office to get tasks for the new day and ask a few questions about his company, its history, traditions, customers, and so on. After that, I usually did what Mr. Forsberg said. My usual job is meeting with potential clients, discussing their vacation plans and offering the services of Mr. Forsberg's company. I used to meet 10 or 12 people a day. They were representatives of various social groups and communication with them greatly increased my knowledge of England, the English and their psychology.

This business trip was a great opportunity for me and I hope I took full advantage of this opportunity. Now I know a lot about the western world of business, about business trips and this knowledge will help me in my future career.

Search new job can be quite tedious. How many vacancies job openings), different companies, interesting offers - I want to try everything at once. But before starting work, you will most likely have to pass an interview ( an interview). Although no. First of all, you need to write a resume and do not forget to write a cover letter for it.

We talked about how to write a resume in English in our articles "" and "".

And a lot was said about the cover letter in the article "".

Our teacher Alexey prepared our readers for the interview in English with the help of the article "". Here you will find general guidelines for passing the interview, a sample list of questions that are often asked at the interview.

So, at any interview you will definitely be asked about your real (extreme) place of work. There is nothing difficult in telling about your work in Russian. But how to talk about your work on English language? Even if you are not going to a job interview, in a conversation with a stranger you can touch on the issue of profession and work in one way or another. Therefore, I would like to provide you with a certain set of clichés, set phrases that are used to talk about your work.

Position - position

Let's see how the teacher Rebecca talks about work. Do not forget to write down all the interesting phrases for yourself.

A job description begins with the title of the position you hold or have held. Shall we start?

Bill was the president. Bill was president.

I used to be in charge of the HR team. “I was in charge of the recruitment team.

She is the head of the managers' department. She is the head of the management department.

Tasks - tasks

job responsibilities ( responsibilities), as well as the performance of tasks related to duties - what interests a potential employer in the first place. Therefore, try to briefly and to the point indicate your main functions at the place of work.

My main task is to take bookings over the phone. My main job is to take orders over the phone.

She handles customer complaints. She handles customer complaints.

I had to establish and adjust selling prices. “I had to set and regulate prices.

time

After mentioning the place of work, as a rule, they talk about how long a person has been working in this place. Suggestions to help you:

I worked there for 4 years between 2003 and 2007. - I worked there for 4 years, from 2003 to 2007.

She has been working at the company for 5 years. She has been working for the company for 5 years.

Bob left that place after just four weeks. Bob left after 4 weeks.

If you no longer working there, then you need to use the time past simple. If you are you still working somewhere, then take an offer at Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous.

Hiring or employing people - hiring

Beyond verbs to hire(hire) and to employ(provide a job), there are a couple more phrases that will help talk about hiring. By the way, an employer(employer) - a person who hired someone, and an employee(accent on the last syllable / ɪmˈplɔɪiː/) is the employee/person who was hired.

They took me about five months ago. They hired me about 5 months ago.

A new salesperson has been appointed. They have appointed a new salesperson.

She was contracted for the post of a PR manager. They signed a contract with her for the position of PR manager.

Travel - how to get to work

Perhaps they will ask questions related to the road to work ( commuting). The simplest phrases that are known from the level Elementary help answer such questions.

I get to work by bus. / I go to work by bus. - I go to work by bus.

The journey takes about an hour. - The trip takes about an hour.

She gets in early to avoid the rush hour traffic. She arrives early to avoid traffic during rush hours.

Firing or telling people to leave - dismissal from work

The longest list of words, perhaps, can be found when describing a dismissal or termination of work. Here are the most frequently used phrases:

to get the sack- to be fired;
to be fired- be fired (informal version);
to give somebody a boot- fire someone (informal version);
to get a boot- to be fired;
to be made redundant- get laid off
to be laid off- be fired on a reduction (informal version);
to give up work in order to study- Quit work to study
to take maternity (woman) or paternity (man) leave- go on maternity leave;
to be on maternity (woman) or paternity (man) leave- to be on maternity leave;
to be on sick leave- to be sick;
to take sick leave- go on sick leave;
to throw a sickie pretending to be sick so as not to go to work (school);
to take early retirement- Retire early.

Here are some examples to illustrate the use of some phrases.

They got fired for industrial espionage. “They were fired for industrial espionage.

My boyfriend was sacked for inappropriate conduct at the party. My boyfriend was fired for inappropriate behavior at a party.

Bill was given the boot for incompetence. Bill was fired for incompetence.

Unfortunately, their brand managers had to cut back on the workforce. “Unfortunately, their brand managers had to save on labor.

Employers laid off everyone in the London office. Employers laid off everyone in the London office.

Contract, hours - contract, working hours

Upon hiring, an employee must complete a training, apprenticeship, or trial period. If a person shows himself on a good side, then he can be offered an indefinite contract ( an indefinite contract), which does not need to be renegotiated after a certain period. When you work full time, this type of employment is called a full time job, and if you study and at the same time work several hours a day, then this a part-time job. If a person does not like working for someone, he can be a private entrepreneur or self-employed i.e. working for himself. The word "freelancer" ( a freelancer), which has come into our everyday life, is called a person who works without a contract, freelance (for example, a freelance designer). If a company calls an employee when a job appears for him, then this person works on a zero hour contract(the company does not provide a full-time job, but calls when there is a task for an individual). The most “dust-free” is considered to be office work from 9:00 to 17:00 5 days a week ( to work from 9 to 5). Slightly less fortunate are those who work the morning shift ( morning shift) or, even worse, on the night shift ( a late-night shift).

Don't forget to check out our article on business idioms "". Knowing these phrases, you can show off your erudition in any conversation.

Work is what a person does most of his life. If you know how to talk about your work in English, then you can start or maintain a dialogue with anyone. I propose to consider examples of people's stories about their work in the following entries. And to make listening to stories even more interesting, try taking a test in which you need to choose the correct answer and fill in the gaps with prepositions that you will hear in audio recordings. Forward!

Test

Microsoft Company

Paul Allen and Bill Gates founded the Company in 1975.

Microsoft is the best-known American company involved in software production. Microsoft's wealth and power is growing up for years. It is a giant company. Microsoft's $25 billion market value tops that of Ford, General Motors.

Some time ago, Microsoft dominated the PC market with its-MS-DOS operating system, the basic software that let the computer understand your commands and carry them out, appeared in the beginning of the 80s. MS-DOS ran on 90 percent of the worlds IBM and IBM-clone computers. Then, Microsoft has extended that presence with releasing of Windows, which is probably the most important and popular operating system in the World. And now it dominates the market.

Firstly, Microsoft released Windows "95 in 1995. It was a graphics interface environment that ran on top of MS-DOS and replaced DOS in future versions. Then, Microsoft released Windows "98, Windows NT, Windows Millennium, Windows 2000 and Windows XP .

Microsoft also supplies about 50 percent of the world's software applications. Among them, there are three well-known Office Packs; they are also called Microsoft Office programs such as Excel (spreadsheets), Microsoft Word (word processing), Access (databases ) and Outlook Express (e-mail)- There were releases in 1997, 2000, and 2002, when Microsoft Office XP appeared. Microsoft virtually owns the Mac application market.

It has been calculated that Microsoft controls 80-85% of the entire PC software industry. The company has hundreds of products and thousands of employees, making it one of the largest companies. Many of the company's shareholders are now millionaires and a few including Bill Gates and Paul Allen are billionaires. Microsoft is no doubt the fastest growing company in the PC software industry.

Microsoft company

Paul Allen and Bill Gates founded the company in 1975.

Microsoft is a well known American software company. The wealth and power of Microsoft has been growing for years. This is a giant company. Microsoft's $25 billion market surpasses the markets of companies like Ford, General Motors.

Some time ago, Microsoft dominated the market with its MS-DOS platform, an operating system that appeared in the early 80s that allows the computer to understand commands and execute them. There were three versions of MS-DOS. MS-DOS ran on 90% of all IBM and IBM-compatible computers. Microsoft then increased its presence in the market with the release of Windows, which is probably the most important and most popular operating system in the world at the moment. Now it dominates the market.

Microsoft first released Windows 95 in 1995. It was a GUI shell that ran on top of MS-DOS and replaced DOS in the future * Then Microsoft released Windows 98, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows Millennium and Windows XP.

Microsoft also supplies about 50 percent of all software in the world. Among them are three well-known office suites, they are also called Microsoft Office programs, such as Xel (spreadsheets), Microsoft Word (text editor), Excel (databases) and Outlook Express ( Email). There were releases in 1997, 2000 and 2002 when Microsoft Office XP came along. Microsoft is also present in the market for networks, multimedia, even books. Because Microsoft initially supported the Macintosh, Microsoft virtually owns the Macintosh application market.

It has been estimated that Microsoft controls 80-85% of the entire personal computer software market. The company's product range includes hundreds of products, thousands of employees, which makes it the largest company. Many of the company's shareholders are millionaires, and some, including Bill Gates and Paul Allen, are billionaires. Without a doubt, Microsoft is the fastest growing company in the personal computer software market.

Questions:

1. Who founded the Company?
2. When was Microsoft founded?
3. What does the company produce?
4. What was the first Microsoft operating system that dominated the PC market?
5. How many Windows operating systems did Microsoft release?
6. Is it a rich company?
7. Does the Company dominate the PC market?

Vocabulary:
to found - found
to involve - touch, affect
software - software, programs
wealth - cost
PC market - personal computer market
MS-DOS operating system - MS-DOS operating system
to carry out - carry out
to extend - expand, increase
to release - release
graphics interface - graphic interface
to supply - supply, supply
application - application
spreadsheets - spreadsheet program
word processing - text editor
networking - organization / creation of networks; networking; network connection
multimedia - multimedia (using various media)
virtually - virtually
entire - whole, whole
employee - employee
shareholder - shareholder, shareholder, owner / holder of shares
doubt - doubt

Microsoft Company - Microsoft Company

Paul Allen and Bill Gates founded the Company in 1975.

Text translation: Microsoft Company - Microsoft Company

Paul Allen and Bill Gates founded the company in 1975.

Some time ago, Microsoft dominated the market with its MS-DOS platform, an operating system that appeared in the early 80s that allows the computer to understand commands and execute them. There were three versions of MS-DOS. MS-DOS ran on 90% of all IBM and IBM-compatible computers. Then Microsoft increased its presence in the market through the release of Windows, which is likely to this moment is the most important and most popular operating system in the world. Now it dominates the market.

Microsoft also supplies about 50 percent of all software in the world. Among them are three well-known office suites, they are also called Microsoft Office programs, such as Xel (spreadsheets), Microsoft Word (text editor), Excel (databases) and Outlook Express (e-mail). There were releases in 1997, 2000 and 2002 when Microsoft Office XP came along. Microsoft is also present in the market for networks, multimedia, even books. Because Microsoft initially supported the Macintosh, Microsoft virtually owns the Macintosh application market.

Paul Allen and Bill Gates founded the Company in 1975.
Microsoft is the best-known American company involved in software production. Microsoft's wealth and power is growing up for years. It is a giant company. Microsoft's $25 billion market value tops that of Ford, General Motors.
Some time ago, Microsoft dominated the PC market with its-MS-DOS operating system, the basic software that let the computer understand your commands and carry them out, appeared in the beginning of the 80s. MS-DOS ran on 90 percent of the worlds IBM and IBM-clone computers. Then, Microsoft has extended that presence with releasing of Windows, which is probably the most important and popular operating system in the World. And now it dominates the market.
Firstly, Microsoft released Windows "95 in 1995. It was a graphics interface environment that ran on top of MS-DOS and replaced DOS in future versions. Then, Microsoft released Windows "98, Windows NT, Windows Millennium, Windows 2000 and Windows XP .
Microsoft also supplies about 50 percent of the world's software applications. Among them, there are three well-known Office Packs; they are also called Microsoft Office programs such as Excel (spreadsheets), Microsoft Word (word processing), Access (databases ) and Outlook Express (e-mail)- There were releases in 1997, 2000, and 2002, when Microsoft Office XP appeared. Microsoft virtually owns the Mac application market.
It has been calculated that Microsoft controls 80-85% of the entire PC software industry. The company has hundreds of products and thousands of employees, making it one of the largest companies. Many of the company's shareholders are now millionaires and a few including Bill Gates and Paul Allen are billionaires. Microsoft is no doubt the fastest growing company in the PC software industry.

Microsoft company

Paul Allen and Bill Gates founded the company in 1975.
Microsoft is a well known American software company. The wealth and power of Microsoft has been growing for years. This is a giant company. Microsoft's $25 billion market surpasses the markets of companies like Ford, General Motors.
Some time ago, Microsoft dominated the market with its MS-DOS platform, an operating system that appeared in the early 80s that allows the computer to understand commands and execute them. There were three versions of MS-DOS. MS-DOS ran on 90% of all IBM and IBM-compatible computers. Microsoft then increased its presence in the market with the release of Windows, which is probably the most important and most popular operating system in the world at the moment. Now it dominates the market.
Microsoft first released Windows 95 in 1995. It was a GUI shell that ran on top of MS-DOS and replaced DOS in the future * Then Microsoft released Windows 98, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows Millennium and Windows XP.
Microsoft also supplies about 50 percent of all software in the world. Among them are three well-known office suites, they are also called Microsoft Office programs, such as Xel (spreadsheets), Microsoft Word (text editor), Excel (databases) and Outlook Express (e-mail). There were releases in 1997, 2000 and 2002 when Microsoft Office XP came along. Microsoft is also present in the market for networks, multimedia, even books. Because Microsoft initially supported the Macintosh, Microsoft virtually owns the Macintosh application market.
It has been estimated that Microsoft controls 80-85% of the entire personal computer software market. The company's product range includes hundreds of products, thousands of employees, which makes it the largest company. Many of the company's shareholders are millionaires, and some, including Bill Gates and Paul Allen, are billionaires. Without a doubt, Microsoft is the fastest growing company in the personal computer software market.

Questions:

Vocabulary:

to found - found
to involve - touch, affect
software - software, programs
wealth - cost
PC market - personal computer market
MS-DOS operating system - MS-DOS operating system
to carry out - carry out
to extend - expand, increase
to release - release
graphics interface - graphic interface
to supply - supply, supply
application - application
spreadsheets - spreadsheet program
word processing - text editor
networking - organization / creation of networks; networking; network connection
multimedia - multimedia (using various media)
virtually - virtually
entire - whole, whole
employee - employee
shareholder - shareholder, shareholder, owner / holder of shares
doubt - doubt