高级商务英语(BEC)考试历年真题(10)

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      Issuesintherecruitmentworld

      Inthecompetitiveworldofinvestmentbanking, goodseniorexecutivesarenoteasytofind. Sowhatshouldtheindustryshard-presseddirectorsdowhentheyneedtofindseniorstaff? Increasingly, theydecidetocallintheheadhunters. Thesearebusyandprofitabletimesfortherecruitmentagenciesthatdominatetheworldofexecutivesearchandselection.

      (0) .....Theyneedednewpeopletorevitalisetheiroperations, andtheresulthasbeenaboomintherecruitmentmarket. Pinnacle, aleadingrecruitmentagency, hashelpedvariousUKinvestmentbankstorebuildtheirentireseniormanagementteams. Itishardtooverstatethesignificanceofthis. (8)............

      Butnoweverythinghaschanged, andPinnacleisnottheonlymajorplayerinthefield. SomeanalystsbelievethatrivalrecruitmentspecialistsALTAssociateshasalargershareofthemarket. However, thereislittledoubtthatoverits 13-yearhistory, Pinnacleanditschairman, MatthewEdwards, havebuiltupanimpressivereputation.

      Edwardsestimatesthathiscompanycontrolsbetween 10 and 15 percentoftheheadhuntingmarketforseniorinvestmentbankingjobsintheUK. (9)............Rather, itisthehigh-calibrejobsandpeoplethatPinnacledealswiththatdefinethecompanyssuccess. Forexample, thecompanywasrecentlycommissionedtofindanewchairmanforNBSBank, avacancythatwasoneofthemosttalkedaboutinthebankingworld.

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