EXAMS PrelIMINarY B1 readING MUlTIPle ChoICe 5 read the text below and choose the correct word for each space. Video Cv: An Opportunity To Get Noticed Video CVs are becoming more and more popular 1. .............. people who are looking for a job. Although they do not replace traditional 2. .............. CVs, they boost job applications by giving 3. .............. more information about what an individual has 4. .............. offer. A traditional CV shows your skills, qualifications and experience, while a video CV gives an employer the possibility to understand your personality, says Lisa LaRue, a career coach at CareerWorx. It s really just another tool that a person 5. .............. for a job has, she continues, 6. .............. that can help you to get noticed. Video CVs are considered a great opportunity to show your presentation 7. .............. and they are most appropriate when applying for creative jobs or roles in sales, media, marketing, PR and advertising. However, a 8. .............. CV doesn t need to be restricted to certain sectors. They can be used 9. .............. you wish to make an impact with an employer. The best way to approach a video CV recording is in the same way as you would a face-to-face 10. .............. so it is important not to do anything you wouldn t do in an interview. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. a. a. a. a. a. a. a. a. a. a. among pen staff for needing something school record sometimes encounter Adapted from: https://www.theguardian.com/careers/careers-blog/how-to-make-video-cv b. b. b. b. b. b. b. b. b. b. between old secretaries to search somewhere skills new ever meeting c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. from paper workers got looking everything ability audio when reunion d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. around real employers not watching all job recorded while conference INValSI B1 lISTeNING MUlTIPle MaTChING 6 watch this video on Youtube and the match the beginnings and endings. Video Resume Mistakes posted by Tom Bruno 1. When you record a CV, you should not a. can distract the people watching your video. 2. The camera must b. in a horror movie or during an interrogation scene. 3. The video background must be c. as neutral as possible. 4. Too much or too little lighting d. show yourself coming in and out of the room. 5. Bad lighting can make you look like actors e. about your pets or your friends. 6. To have good sound quality, the best thing is f. be set at a good angle. 7. Big jewellery g. can be a problem. 8. The video CV is about you and not h. to use a wireless microphone. 220 The real world