Part Four Questions 21-30 Read the article below offering advice to job-seekers. Choose the correct word to fill each gap from А, В, С or D. For each question (21-30), mark one letter (А, В, С or D). There is an example at the beginning (0).
Example: (0) - A
BEING THE BEST Each time you try for a more (0)……position, the selection process gets (21)…… Your abilities, personality traits, your lifestyle, values and aspirations will all be vigorously (22) ……by your prospective colleagues and also your bosses. Do you know how to (23) ……yourself when you are under the microscope? If you are to (24)…… your ambitions, now is the time to learn how to do
(25) ……to yourself and prepare for formal selection processes.
Learn about the various methods you can employ to find your way into a different institution, gain a more sophisticated (26) ……of how headhunters work and learn to position yourself so that you can be found easily. Taking (27) ……of any situation to maximise your visibility is very useful. Even when you are not offered a particular job for which you have been considered, do leave an impression which will remain in the mind of the headhunter should other possibilities (28) …..
You (29) ……it to yourself to do the best you can. Make sure you perform in such a way that you can be satisfied that the decision about you has been made with the (30) ……amount of up-to-date and accurate information about your capabilities. Do you know what they are and do you have some stories prepared which will illustrate them well?