1Good morning.
2Thanks for coming in to see us here at the agency, Joe.
3I'm one of the agency representatives, and my name's Sally Baker.
4Hi Sally. I think we spoke on the phone, didn't we?
5That's right, we did.
6So thank you for sending in your CV.
7We've had quite a careful look at it
8and I think we have two jobs that might be suitable for you.
9OK.
10The first one is in a company based in North London.
11They're looking for an administrative assistant.
12OK.
13What sort of company is it?
14They're called Home Solutions
15and they design and make furniture.
16Oh, I don't know much about that,
17but it sounds interesting.
18Yes, well as I said, they want someone in their office,
19and looking at your past experience
20it does look as if you fit quite a few of the requirements.
21So on your CV it appears you've done some data entry?
22Yes.
23So that's one skill they want.
24Then they expect the person they appoint to attend meetings and take notes there...
25OK.
26I've done that before, yes.
27And you'd need to be able to cope with general admin.
28Filing, and keeping records and so on?
29That should be OK.
30And in my last job I also had to manage the diary.
31Excellent.
32That's something they want here too.
33I'd suggest you add it to your CV.
34I don't think you mentioned that, did you?
35No.
36So as far as the requirements go, they want good computer skills, of course,
37and they particularly mention spreadsheets.
38That should be fine.
39And interpersonal skills,
40which would be something they'd check with your references.
41I think that should be OK, yes.
42Then they mention that they want someone who is careful and takes care with details.
43Just looking at your CV, I'd say you're probably alright there.
44I think so, yes.
45Do they want any special experience?
46I think they wanted some experience of teleconferencing.
47I've got three years' experience of that.
48Let's see, yes, good.
49In fact they're only asking for at least one year, so that's great.
50So is that something that might interest you?
51It is, yes.
52The only thing is, you said they were in North London
53so it would be quite a long commute for me.
54OK.
55So the second position might suit you better as far as the location goes;
56that's for a warehouse assistant and that's in South London.
57Yes, that would be a lot closer.
58And you've worked in a warehouse before, haven't you?
59Yes.
60So as far as the responsibilities for this position go,
61they want someone who can manage the stock, obviously, and also deliveries.
62That should be OK.
63You've got to keep track of stuff,
64but I've always been quite good with numbers.
65Good, that's their first requirement.
66And they want someone who's computer literate, which we know you are.
67Sure.
68Then they mention organisational skills.
69They want someone who's well organised.
70Yes, I think I am.
71And tidy?
72Yes, they go together really, don't they?
73Sure.
74Then the usual stuff; they want someone who can communicate well both orally and in writing.
75OK.
76And for the last warehouse job I had,
77one of the things I enjoyed most was being part of a team.
78I found that was really essential for the job.
79Excellent.
80Yes, they do mention that they want someone who's used to that, yes.
81Now when you were working in a warehouse last time,
82what sorts of items were you dealing with?
83It was mostly bathroom and kitchen equipment,
84sinks and stoves and fridges.
85So you're OK moving heavy things?
86Sure.
87I'm quite strong, and I've had the training.
88Good.
89Now as far as experience goes, they mention they want someone with a licence,
90and that you have experience of driving in London -
91so you can cope with the traffic and so on.
92Yes, no problem.
93And you've got experience of warehouse work...
94and the final thing they mention is customer service.
95I think looking at your CV you're OK there.
96Right.
97So what about pay?
98Can you tell me a bit more about that, please...