4. Why is the man pleased? //
(A) His résumé looks promising. //
(B) Some of the candidates / have strong work experience. //
(C) The personal interviews are going well. //
(D) The company’s growth is increasing. //
5. What is implied about the head of the organization? //
(A) She will be attending a meeting at 2:30. //
(B) She is forming a new committee. //
(C) She will go over the final candidates’ CVs. //
(D) She will conduct interviews / in the conference room. //
6. What will most probably happen this afternoon? //
(A) The man will attend a press conference. //
(B) The CEO will come around for inspection. //
(C) A judging committee will be met. //
(D) Personal interviews will be conducted. //
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W: Where are we with recruiting new personnel for our department? //
Have you looked through all the application forms yet? //
M: Well, we’re done screening candidates / based on résumés now. //
Dozens of people applied for the job. //
In fact, some of the candidates look quite promising /
and have some impressive work histories. //
I think their capabilities will definitely be conducive /
to the growth of the company. //
It looks as though advertising the position / in a major financial newspaper /
was really a worthwhile idea. //
W: You can say that again. // Can you make sure to brief me on the people /
who will be coming in for the final screening? //
We’ll have to conduct personal interviews with them soon. //
M: Sure. //
Why don’t we hold a quick meeting this afternoon, / say, around 2:30 p.m., /
to go through the list of candidates? //
We can book conference room 9. //
Oh, and by the way, /
the CEO wants to review the candidates’ files /
prior to our official decision as well. //
Our committee doesn’t need her final approval normally, /
but this is an exception. //
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