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Dialogue :

job hunting and personality tests

dialogue 1

Jingjing: Mark, ___________ is starting soon.

Mark: I hope to ________ I have.　You too, right?

Jingjing: Yes, of course.　This time of year, I usually read about______.

Mark: Oh yeah, _________ for 2022?

Jingjing: A lot of ___ have started_____________.

Mark: Are they using those for _________, or for __________?

Jingjing: ____, mostly, because each_________for a specific job_____.

Mark: Yeah, I guess that's the ___.　I had to take a lot of ____ tests when____ jobs in the US.　It's hard to get anything without ______________.

Jingjing: Right.　So, a fresh ____ or___________ early in their ____—they're faced with these tests that help to ________to__________.

Mark: That might help employers to know who's ____________.　What do the tests _________?

Jingjing: Well, I've not ______ anytime recently.　But, from what I read, most tests are ______the Myers Briggs.

Mark: Ah, the_______.　That's a ____ test, which isn't supposed to ________ from those with ___.　I'd be surprised if ____ are asking about anything besides________________.

Jingjing: Did you __________ like that?

Mark: Yeah, and that's what they were: I like_________. I ask for help when I need it. I ______ with others.

Jingjing: Ha ha ha.　It sounds like your ____ prospective _______ were____________.

Mark: I can't speak about all ____.　I was looking for _______ to ____ my income as I ________ before leaving the ___.

Jingjing: I bet you were________, back then, as you __________.

Mark: Aww, ______.　I like this topic.　So, I hope we can talk more about this once I have an _______ in my hand.

Jingjing: That drink sounds _________.　But I'll have a couple questions or ideas______.

dialogue 2

Jingjing: Mark, one of the ____ I saw about personality tests had a story about_______who was _________ because of her test ____.

Mark: I find that a little________.　Did the HR ____ tell her that was ________?

Jingjing: The article ____y.　But it did say that experts warned employers _____ personality tests ______, and not to tell employees when those tests ____ who____________.

Mark: Yeah, it's so easy to________what it wants.　So, employers are _____more _______ than people who are only_____________ but chose tell the ____.

Jingjing: When you took those ____, did they _______ anything besides _____?

Mark: Lots of tests were_______.　_________ was violent _____.

Jingjing: ___________?　______________.

Mark: Yeah, questions about that are _________.　You know, if a test is ____ two parameters, and is at all ____, it has to have 20 questions, better yet, 40.　That's a lot to answer, and leaves__________pretty much out in the ___ for _______.

Jingjing: Who_______these tests?

Mark: _________, once everybody knows how those tests ____.　A few __________—and that's what those tests can and do _____, even if nineteen healthy ______________ work with customers for every one ____ who's screened out.

Jingjing: And plenty of __________ as well as__________ walk right in.　Also, one of the articles _____ SDR questions.　What are those?

Mark: Ah, socially ______.　Yeah—for that, tests usually include a few________, to see if test-takers are still giving_____________ to those.

Jingjing: For example?

Mark: "My _____ at home are as good as when I _______ in a restaurant."　"I ________ _______."

Jingjing: Hmm, about that, Mark, did you _______ the last ____ you saw?

Mark: No.　__________ was expensive.

Jingjing: What about your _________, Mark?　__________ at home?

Mark: At home, my table manners______.　Half of this _____would be _________.

Jingjing: _______________ visit your house, Mark.

new words and phrases

screening:

placement:

jump through a hoop:

a good fit:

MBTI:

introversion:

extroversion:

hold cool:

fly off the handle:

really far gone:

party animal:

social butterfly: