{"id":1013,"date":"2017-08-29T14:31:38","date_gmt":"2017-08-29T12:31:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/englishofcourse.fr\/?p=1013"},"modified":"2017-08-29T15:11:12","modified_gmt":"2017-08-29T13:11:12","slug":"discussing-staffing-needs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/englishofcourse.fr\/index.php\/2017\/08\/29\/discussing-staffing-needs\/","title":{"rendered":"Discussing Staffing Needs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Discussing Staffing Needs<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Any time we plan a new project, develop a new product, open a new office, or expand a business operation, we need to discuss staffing needs. How many people do we need? What type of work will they do? What qualifications do they need? Where can we find them? What will we pay them? These are all questions that must be resolved if we are to make sure we\u2019ve got the right people in the right jobs.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"show_id\" onclick=\"document.getElementById('spoiler362').style.display=''; document.getElementById('show_id').style.display='none';\">[ Show more ]<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"spoiler362\" style=\"display: none\">\n<a onclick=\"document.getElementById('spoiler362').style.display='none'; document.getElementById('show_id').style.display='';\">[ Hide ]<\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>\nAs they discuss staffing, the speakers in today\u2019s dialog will use many expressions that we call \u201ccollocations.\u201d Learning collocations will help you improve your vocabulary and help you sound more natural in English. But what exactly is a collocation? Simply put, a collocation is a natural combination of words. It\u2019s an expression that English speakers commonly use. For example, we often say that something \u201cmeets a need\u201d or \u201cfills a need.\u201d That sounds natural. But if you say \u201ctake a need\u201d or \u201cmakes our needs\u201d, people won\u2019t understand. Those combinations aren\u2019t natural collocations.<\/p>\n<p>As you listen to the discussion, try to pick out some of these collocations and we\u2019ll discuss them later in the debrief.In the dialog, we\u2019ll hear a conversation between three managers who work for a fiber optics company that is starting a new production line. Carla works in the finance department, Hank is the HR manager, and Paul is a production manager. Together, they\u2019re talking about how to staff, or recruit new workers, for the new venture.\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Listening Questions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. Why does Carla think it will be difficult to bring in 15 new people?<br \/>\n2. What does Hank suggest about staffing the new project?<br \/>\n3. What kind of work does Paul say they will need to hire new people for?<\/p>\n<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1013-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/bizpod\/BEP256-Staffing1.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/bizpod\/BEP256-Staffing1.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/bizpod\/BEP256-Staffing1.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Extra exercises:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/bepquiz\/BEP256DLR\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dialog and Language Review<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/bepquiz\/BEP256-Pub\/BEP256-player.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Quiz<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Source:\u00a0https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/2014\/08\/31\/business-english-pod-256-discussing-staffing-needs-1\/<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Discussing Staffing Needs Any time we plan a new project, develop a new product, open a new office, or expand a business operation, we need to discuss staffing needs. How many people do we need? What type of work will they do? What qualifications do they need? Where can we find them? What will we pay them? These are all questions that must be resolved if we are to make sure we\u2019ve got the right people in the right jobs. 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