A CAREER IN BUSINESS

Many office workers dream of working their way up to the top from messenger to president of the corporation. The way lies through middle management positions. Middle management includes junior executives, who may recommend action to top management or see that the company’s policy are being carried out. At the very top are senior executives, who establish the policies for their companies, especially those that involve finances. The top managers of large corporations have a great deal of power and influence.

It is still possible to start out at the bottom and go all the way to the top. Because the financial operation of business is so important, some accountants become top executives. In companies where technology is important, people with an engineering background can also rise to the top. Nowadays, however, education plays a central role in the selection of men and women for management jobs. Many US universities have courses in business administration. The graduates of these courses often start out in middle management jobs. From there they can easily be promoted if they show the necessary personality and ability.

If the small business entrepreneur is going to have a growing and successful business, that person must understand how to manage one of the business’s most important recourses, people.

The application form. Application forms should fit the needs of the company and conform to the law. Their purpose is to furnish the personnel manager with enough information about applicants so that a judgment as to their qualifications for a job can be made. Only questions referring to a person’s ability to perform a job are permissible.

The employment interview. Before conducting an interview, the interviewer should become familiar with the application. Then the applicant should be put at ease and encouraged to discuss items on the application which need to be clarified. The interviewer should take enough time to obtain information on which to base a decision.

Testing the applicant. Many forms of tests are used to determine an applicant’s aptitudes, attitudes, skills and suitability for employment. The nature of the work to be performed determines the type of test to be used.

References. Before deciding to hire an individual, the references which have been provided should be checked. References are persons who have known the applicant for some time and their information may be helpful.

Employee training includes any activity that provides information or the development of skills that improves the employee’s performance.

Training usually either on-the-job or formal. On –the –job training an employee usually receives after being hired is an orientation to the company and the job. This training may consist of an employee manual plus some information provided by the employee’s boss. Formal training refers to organized instruction in a workshop or classroom situation. One of the best sources for the small business employer can be found in adult educational programs. These programs benefit both the employer and trainee as they are of high quality and are usually free. Other forms of education, such as special or technical university courses, are sometimes useful in upgrading specific employees.

MY OFFICE

I am a businessman. I have got my own office and I invite you to go in.

My office is situated in a new building. The building is of modern design. In front of it there is a small park.

My office is on the third floor. It consists of three rooms: the secretary’s office, the accountant’s office and the manager’s office that may serve as a conference room.

All the rooms are large and light. The walls are papered with wallpaper of various design. There are some pictures on the walls. The high ceilings are painted. The floors are parquet with nice carpets in every room. The windows are large, they face the park, so it’s very light there. The pots with flowers stand on the windowsills. There are jalousies over the windows. A modern lighting makes the rooms cosy.

All the rooms are nicely furnished with office furniture. There are writing-tables, bookcases, shelves, desks, chairs, safes, etc. All the necessary office equipment helps us to organize a productive work in my office. There are telephones and faxes, personal computers and printers.

For a coffee break we have a cosy corner with a sofa, three armchairs, a small table with a nice china coffee-set on it.

I like my office very much and I hope one day I’ll enter it as a boss.

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