| Good morning. |
| Thanks for coming in to see us here at the agency, Joe. |
| I'm one of the agency representatives, and my name's Sally Baker. |
| Hi Sally. I think we spoke on the phone, didn't we? |
| That's right, we did. |
| So thank you for sending in your CV. |
| We've had quite a careful look at it |
| and I think we have two jobs that might be suitable for you. |
| OK. |
| The first one is in a company based in North London. |
| They're looking for an administrative assistant. |
| OK. |
| What sort of company is it? |
| They're called Home Solutions |
| and they design and make furniture. |
| Oh, I don't know much about that, |
| but it sounds interesting. |
| Yes, well as I said, they want someone in their office, |
| and looking at your past experience |
| it does look as if you fit quite a few of the requirements. |
| So on your CV it appears you've done some data entry? |
| Yes. |
| So that's one skill they want. |
| Then they expect the person they appoint to attend meetings and take notes there... |
| OK. |
| I've done that before, yes. |
| And you'd need to be able to cope with general admin. |
| Filing, and keeping records and so on? |
| That should be OK. |
| And in my last job I also had to manage the diary. |
| Excellent. |
| That's something they want here too. |
| I'd suggest you add it to your CV. |
| I don't think you mentioned that, did you? |
| No. |
| So as far as the requirements go, they want good computer skills, of course, |
| and they particularly mention spreadsheets. |
| That should be fine. |
| And interpersonal skills, |
| which would be something they'd check with your references. |
| I think that should be OK, yes. |
| Then they mention that they want someone who is careful and takes care with details. |
| Just looking at your CV, I'd say you're probably alright there. |
| I think so, yes. |
| Do they want any special experience? |
| I think they wanted some experience of teleconferencing. |
| I've got three years' experience of that. |
| Let's see, yes, good. |
| In fact they're only asking for at least one year, so that's great. |
| So is that something that might interest you? |
| It is, yes. |
| The only thing is, you said they were in North London |
| so it would be quite a long commute for me. |
| OK. |
| So the second position might suit you better as far as the location goes; |
| that's for a warehouse assistant and that's in South London. |
| Yes, that would be a lot closer. |
| And you've worked in a warehouse before, haven't you? |
| Yes. |
| So as far as the responsibilities for this position go, |
| they want someone who can manage the stock, obviously, and also deliveries. |
| That should be OK. |
| You've got to keep track of stuff, |
| but I've always been quite good with numbers. |
| Good, that's their first requirement. |
| And they want someone who's computer literate, which we know you are. |
| Sure. |
| Then they mention organisational skills. |
| They want someone who's well organised. |
| Yes, I think I am. |
| And tidy? |
| Yes, they go together really, don't they? |
| Sure. |
| Then the usual stuff; they want someone who can communicate well both orally and in writing. |
| OK. |
| And for the last warehouse job I had, |
| one of the things I enjoyed most was being part of a team. |
| I found that was really essential for the job. |
| Excellent. |
| Yes, they do mention that they want someone who's used to that, yes. |
| Now when you were working in a warehouse last time, |
| what sorts of items were you dealing with? |
| It was mostly bathroom and kitchen equipment, |
| sinks and stoves and fridges. |
| So you're OK moving heavy things? |
| Sure. |
| I'm quite strong, and I've had the training. |
| Good. |
| Now as far as experience goes, they mention they want someone with a licence, |
| and that you have experience of driving in London - |
| so you can cope with the traffic and so on. |
| Yes, no problem. |
| And you've got experience of warehouse work... |
| and the final thing they mention is customer service. |
| I think looking at your CV you're OK there. |
| Right. |
| So what about pay? |
| Can you tell me a bit more about that, please... |