VIDEO 20 | Questions about what kind of person to hire

IN THIS VIDEO:
Nancy (grey suit jacket)
Bill (blue suit jacket)



Bill: Hello, Nancy! How are things?

Nancy: Hey Bill, things are good. How are you?

Bill: Good, thank you. Do you have a minute to discuss something? It's about the new contractor we're looking to hire for the Clydesdale project.

Nancy: Sure, what's on your mind?

Bill: Well, I was just running the numbers, and I was wondering if it wouldn't be more beneficial for us to hire a full-time employee instead of a contractor. As you know, there are two other big projects in the works, and I thought it would be nice to have someone who would stick around for all three... and maybe even some future ones as well.

Nancy: OK, I can understand your reasoning, but we've already discussed the benefits and drawbacks of hiring someone full-time versus hiring a contractor, especially from a financial point of view, and came to the conclusion that the latter would be better for us at the moment. I'm a little curious, though, is there something about him in particular you don't like?

Bill: No, not at all. I just thought that hiring someone to tackle several projects would be a little more forward-looking, but if that's not the direction the board wants to go in, I completely understand.

Nancy: Well I appreciate you bringing this up, Bill. I think that if Patrick ends up being less than what we expected, we will definitely revisit the possibility of bringing someone on full-time.


LISTENING COMPREHENSION QUIZ:
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1) Bill suggests that it would be more beneficial to ___________.
a) let go of a couple of underperforming employees
b) bring on a permanent employee
c) bring on a contractor


2) What is Bill's reasoning for this?
a) He thinks that a permanent employee would be better for all the projects that they have planned.
b) He thinks that contractors are more trustworthy.
c) He wants to makes sure that Nancy has all the pertinent information to make a decision.


3) Who has the ultimate decision regarding who is hired?
a) Bill and Nancy
b) Nancy
c) The board


4) Bill tells Nancy that ____________.
a) Patrick rubs him the wrong way
b) there's nothing that he dislikes about Patrick
c) Patrick in not qualified for the position


5) Nancy tells Bill that they might ___________ this matter once they ascertain how Patrick is performing.
a) revisit
b) reestablish
c) revamp



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