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I EXTRACT FROM INTERVIEWING TEAM'S NOTES ON BERNARD WHEELER

gave Lang, thoughtful wplw>; Knew CLg*&vt deal abvut Vidor- I well prepared for Interview; a patient man, pdite but dlcLnl tae to hinv ver! muc  - not particularl! Lieable, hit "howed # "trength of character; wi"hed to leave Vol"wagen became of perVmaid! eboo with bio $or" %anager; ш mediated on '( he "aid, )l prefernot to diocuoo the %atter main _ +./+012 to becomea3 compan! director; in letter" of iefe*me, deocribed C% )e4amt) amt),, “ dependable/ and )"elf- reliant ), - 5ote2 6t 3 the lunch, wife aid not "hine - nervou", un"ure of i Iwv"elf and of limited cower"atior* Instructions $oring in group" of two or three, anal!"e the "trength" and weane""e" of the two candidate"3 7ecide who "hould be o4ered the po"ition, noting the rea"on" for !our choice3 Compare !our deci"ion with that of the other group"3 8ne of !ou "hould chair the di"cu""ion3 WRITING

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VICTOR MOTOR COM4ANY ARE YO7 INTERESTED IN A CAREER IN THE MOTOR IND7STR IND7STRY8 Y8 Owing to the expansion of our UK  operations, we have the following vacancies: Area Sales Manager (S! "ngland# $u%licit& O'cer Sales epresentatives (Scotland and !ales# Accounts "xecutives $roduction )ontroller We o9e+ 6o,e%%*e s(#(+%es (&) "+%&e 5e&e3s su6! (s 6o,(&0 6(+s: e&s%o& s6!e,es: +o3-s!(+%& (&) e&e+ous +e#o6(%o& (##o$(&6es. W+%e o us s(0%& $!( os%%o& 0ou (+e %&e+ese) %& (&) $!0 $e s!ou#) e,#o0 0ou. I&6#u)e 0ou+ 6u++%6u#u, *%(e (&) 6u++e& +e,u&e+(%o& )e(%#s.

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