Exercises

Exercise.1. Find where in the text it is said about the points given below. Put down the number of the paragraph:

1. statistical comparisons of selection practices used in France and the UK

2. the criteria of recruitment and selection applied in Shell

3. approaches to selection in different cultures

4. the key selection concept of Hewitt Associates

Exercise 2. Match the cultures in A with their approaches to selection in B and find them in the text:

A	B
1. Anglo-Saxon cultures 2. Germanic cultures 3. Latin cultures 4. Far Eastern cultures	a). the notion of “intelligence” b).assessment centers, intelligence tests and measurements of competencies are the norm c). the quali­ty of education in a specialist function d). the elitism of higher educational institu­tions e).tests about person­ality, communication and social skills f). contribution to the tasks of the organization g). interpersonal style and ability to network internally

Exercise 3. Say if the following statements are true or false:

1. Many international organizations have decentralized selection.

2. Mobility and language capability are not clearly understood across cultures.

3. The definition of some qualities can lead to cultural misunderstandings.

4. Approaches to selection are common across cultures.

5. In France one-to-one interviews are the norm.

6. The selecting concepts SWANs are perfectly understandable in other cultures.

7. British companies do not consider personal tests and handwriting analysis.

Exercise 4. Answer the following questions:

1. What are differences between selection methods of France and the UK?

2. In what ways do approaches to selection vary across cultures?

3. Why has Hewitt Associates had difficulties extending its key selection criteria outside the USA?

4. What qualities do international companies consider strategically important in business?

5. Are there any distinctions between Anglo-Saxon and Latin cultures?

Exercise 5. Explain methods of testing or assessing a candidate's suitability for a job in different cultures.

Exercise 6. Compare the ways that candidates are tested and interviewed abroad and in Ukraine.

Exercise 7. Discuss the impact of culture in selection practices. Give examples.

Exercise 8. Prove that what is nice in one culture may be considered naïve or immature in another.

Exercise 9. List qualities of candidates for a job that can be easily understood across cultures.

Exercise 10.Make up a plan covering the main ideas. Discuss the text according to the plan.