III.    READING

  a. Fill in each blank with one appropriate word from the box.

            interview          applicant            impressing            cooperate

      discussions            personnel          process           first          suitable         directly

A job interview is a conversation which occurs between a potential employer and a job (36) ________. During the job interview, the employer hopes to determine whether or not the applicant is (37) ________ for the job, while the applicant tries to learn more about the position while also (38) ________ the employer. As a general rule, a job interview is an important part of the (39) ________ of applying for a job, and it may range in formality from a casual conversation to a series of serious (40) ________ with an assortment of people working within the company. Depending on the size of a company and its organization, an applicant may only have one job (41) ________. This is common with small businesses, in which candidates are often interviewed (42) ________ by the employer. In other cases, a representative of the human resources department may interview a candidate (43) ________, and then he or she will go through a series of interviews with potential supervisors and other (44) ________. Larger companies may also have interview panels with multiple members who (45) ________ to make a decision.

A job interview is a conversation which occurs between a potential employer and a job (36) ________.