Jobsearch 4: Selection (part 1)

• Firstly, a vacancy is advertised
• and suitable candidates are invited for interview.
• These are sorted
• and applications are received.
• and applicants are interviewed.
• After that, a final short list is drawn up.
• Next, appointments are arranged
• A job offer is made to the successful candidate,
• and one of them is selected.
• and finally, an employment contract is signed.
• The candidates on the list are interviewed again,

Firstly, a vacancy is advertised and applications are received. These are sorted and suitable candidates are invited for interview.
Next, appointments are arranged and applicants are interviewed. After that, a final short list is drawn up.
The candidates on the list are interviewed again, and one of them is selected A job offer is made to the successful candidate, and finally, an employment contract is signed.

Vocabulary

sorted 
arranged in a particular order, e.g. putting the best CVs together

a short list
a list containing the names of the most suitable people

appointments
dates and times when people will meet, but can also be used to mean that people have been given particular jobs

a job offer
a formal request asking that someone accepts a job

an employment contract
a formal, legal agreement setting out what will be provided by both the employer and the employe