to stand out<\/a> from the other candidates.<\/p>\n1______________________________<\/p>\n
Another candidate, determined to show the prospective employer how desperately he needed the job had large holes in his shoes.<\/p>\n
2______________________________<\/p>\n
“Examples of odd interview attire offered by managers taking part in a survey we conducted varied from the merely inappropriate to the provocative, and even revolting: earrings, pony tails, shorts, bright yellow suits and pink corduroys were listed. And that was just for men.”<\/p>\n
3______________________________<\/p>\n
In a slightly different approach, another man tried to unsettle the interviewer by refusing to take off his overcoat although it was a sweltering hot day and the interview room was warm.<\/p>\n
4______________________________<\/p>\n
One woman showed how much she felt at home in the office by finishing off her interview attire with a rather delightful pair of gold slippers. Laddered tights, loud and revolting ties, sunglasses and tattoos were cited as pet hates on the interview circuit.<\/p>\n
5______________________________<\/p>\n
‘In creative environments such as advertising, people can get away with more unconventional dress than within, say, accountancy,” he explained.<\/p>\n
6_____________________________<\/p>\n
‘You are likely to score more points in that crucial time by looking smart and professional rather than by trying to stand out from the crowd with a style of dress that may be alien and ridiculous to the interviewer.’<\/p>\n
\nA)<\/p>\n
Mr Grout said: ‘To increase your chances of getting a job at the interview stage, you need to play the interview game and ensure that you are appropriately dressed for the profession and the position.<\/p>\n
B)<\/p>\n
Jeff Grout, Managing Director of Robert Hall, the financial recruitment specialist, said: ‘Many interview candidates are abandoning the conservative suit and sensible shoes for a look that is bound to get them noticed – but for the wrong reasons.<\/p>\n
C)<\/p>\n
While the men tended to be unconventional or just plain scruffy, the women dressed to kill.<\/p>\n
D)<\/p>\n
Another female candidate, who was extremely thin, managed to turn up in a suit which she had apparently borrowed from a friend several sizes larger.<\/p>\n
E)<\/p>\n
‘However, as the decision to hire is made within the first five minutes of the meeting, possibly before the candidate has spoken, dress and personal presentation are the key to the decision-making process.<\/p>\n
F)<\/p>\n
One young hopeful sped into the interview room on a skateboard.<\/p>\n
G)<\/p>\n
Other male candidates made their mark at important interviews by turning up in a boiler suit, baseball boots or different colour socks.<\/p>\n
Vocabulary<\/h2>\n
Outrageous<\/strong>: \u00a0extravagant (ES:\u00a0 escandaloso, vergonzoso, atroz)<\/p>\nill-suited<\/strong>:\u00a0not suitable; inappropriate (ES: inapropiado, mal vestidos)<\/p>\nAttire<\/strong>: clothes (ES: vestimenta, atuendo)<\/p>\nRevolting<\/strong>: repulsive, disgusting (ES: horrible, asqueroso, repugnante)<\/p>\nCorduroys<\/strong> : type of cotton fabric (ES: de pana)<\/p>\nTo stand out<\/strong>: to be much better than other similar things or people or to be very noticeable (ES: destacar)<\/p>\nTurn up<\/strong> == show up (ES: Aparecer)<\/p>\nSpeed<\/strong> into (ES: entrar corriendo)<\/p>\nUnsettle<\/strong>: trouble, make uneasy (ES: desconcertar, inquietar, perturbar)<\/p>\nSkateboard<\/strong> (ES: monopat\u00edn)<\/p>\nScruffy<\/strong>: untidy person (ES: desali\u00f1ado)<\/p>\nEnsure<\/strong> (ES:asegurar)<\/p>\nSlippers<\/strong>: (ES: zapatillas de andar por casa)<\/p>\nFinish off<\/strong>\u00a0: complete, perfect (ES: rematar)<\/p>\nLaddered tights<\/strong> (ES: pantys con carreras)<\/p>\nPet hates:\u00a0<\/strong> something that annoys you a lot (ES: cosas odiosas)<\/p>\nMaths is my pet hates<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Swelter<\/strong>:\u00a0 \u00a0be uncomfortably hot (ES: hacer un calor sofocante,)<\/p>\nBoiler suit<\/strong>: (Es: mono de trabajo)<\/p>\nBe bound<\/strong> +to + infinitive (ES: muy probable que) == Be certain ==\u00a0Be like + to + infinitive (ES: es probable que)<\/p>\nThey are like to buy a new car<\/p>\n
She is like to get married next summer<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Keys<\/h2>\n
1) F<\/p>\n
2) B<\/p>\n
3) G<\/p>\n
4) C<\/p>\n
5) A<\/p>\n
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