Sales Manager

Salary: £26,000 per year

Conference and Events Company urgently requires a Sales Manager to …7… a team of 8 telesales executives. You will …8… the team and …9… all sales staff and their problems. In addition, you will …10… future marketing campaigns and …11… a new marketing strategy.

Background of the candidate: experience in telesales and direct sales; at least 3 years’ management experience.

Location: Cheshire

Contact: Karen Poulson,

Tel. 01260 271288, e-mail:

cec@events.co.uk

7. a) boss b) lead c)drive

8. a) apply b) practice c) train

9. a) set up b) deal with c)look for

10. a) train b) control c) plan

11. a) improve b)develop c)increase

background – истоки, происхождение; биографические данные; подготовка, квалификация

facilities – возможности, благоприятные условия, льготы; оборудование, аппаратура, приспособления

responsibility – ответственность, обязанности, обязательства

urgently - срочно

deal with – иметь дело с кем-либо, торговать с кем-либо

Exercise 3. Listen to an interview (12.3). Tick the expressions you hear.

A) Interviewer

Experience: What did you learn from your last job?

What didn’t you like about your last job?

Skills: What are you good at?

Do you have any special skills?

Future Plans: What do you want to do in the future?

Where do you want to be in ten years’ time?

Interests: What do you do in your free time?

What are your main interests?

B) Candidate

Experience: I learned to …

Well, I had a problem with …

Skills: People say that I am good at …

My main strengths are …

Future Plans: My main aim is to …

I plan to be …

I hope to have …

Interests: I really enjoy …

I spend a lot of time …

I: I’d like to ask you about your work experience. What did you learn from your last job?

C: I learned to sell machines, and I improved my computer skills.

I: Do you have any special skills?

C: I am good at languages. I speak Japanese very well. Also I find selling very easy.

I: What do you want to do in the future … in ten years’ time?

C: Well, I plan to be head of a large marketing department.

I: Finally, about your interests – what do you do in your free time?

C: Well, I spend a lot of time playing golf at weekends, and I am keen on fitness so I go to the gym a lot.

Reproduce the situation. Work in pairs.