Are they really hiring?

Olia | Mar 12, 2025Mar 11, 2025

LESSON OVERVIEW

The main objectives of this lesson are to:

• engage in talking about the job market and employment opportunities;
• watch a video on fake job listings and share opinions about them;
• analyse job postings and discuss tips for job seekers.

With this lesson, students discuss the job market in their country, talk about job search methods and share their personal experiences. They watch a video about fake job listings, express their opinions and examine job listing issues. Students discuss a job posting and the usefulness of job-seeking tips. They can also do an optional vocabulary task.

WARM-UP AND DISCUSSION

Before this lesson starts, students can do an additional vocabulary task to help them engage in talking about the job market. They complete sentences about job applications and the hiring process with verbs (e.g. apply, get, hire). After that, students read the sentences and decide who said each one: a job seeker or a hiring manager. Then, the lesson starts with a warm-up. Students complete a sentence about the job market in their country. They choose one given phrase or use their own idea and add details. Afterwards, students discuss questions about the job market and employment opportunities. Following that, they look at some job search methods (e.g. checking job listings in a newspaper, applying through a job search app, posting your own ad) and discuss some points about them. 

VIDEO AND MORE DISCUSSION

In this part of the lesson, students continue talking about the job market and recruitment processes. First, students say what they think fake job listings are. Then, they watch a video about it and choose the opinions they agree with (e.g. Fake job listings aren’t entirely bad, as some applicants still get hired.). Afterwards, they look at what they might find in job listings (e.g. gender or age requirements). Students say how big of a problem those things are and explain why. Next, students discuss an example of a job posting considering its information, details and things to add or improve. Finally, they look at pairs of tips for job seekers (e.g. You need to apply for as many jobs as possible. OR You need to apply only for quality jobs that suit you.) and discuss which one is more useful. Afterwards, students say if they have ever done any of the things.

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