Friday 17 December 2010

Person of the year

Mark Zuckerberg has been named "Person of the Year". This man is the co-founder and CEO of Facebook,the social network that has changed many things on the Internet.
You can read his bio at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Zuckerberg
You can also listen to him talking about his company:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQ092B7YMsM&feature=related
(if you want to read the subtitles, press on CC)

What do you think about this choice? Who would you choose instead?

Saturday 11 December 2010

Talking about salary

Talking about your salary seems to be one of the most difficult issues when interviewing for a job. This video will give you some ideas on how to make it easier.


You can also read these negotiation tips:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOF1tJPqFRY&feature=related

Learn some collocations with the word "salary" by clicking onto these links and doing the exercises after reading the info.:
http://www.hrenglish.com/salary/menu.php
http://www.hrenglish.com/pay2/menu.php
http://www.hrenglish.com/pay3/menu.php