Pre-reading questions:
- Where do you want to work in the future?
- What was the most difficult test you had?
Kyle Reyes, the owner of the Silent Partner Marketing, wants to get the best people for his company. Since many people wanted to work for his company, there are lots of resumes to look at. Because of this, he made a snowflake test to remove unwanted job applicants. The snowflake test contains questions about what an applicant thinks about America. Mr. Reyes stated that he made this test because he does not want complaining workers. He also stated that this test was also effective.
Vocabulary:
resume [noun] – an applicant’s profile usually given during job application
unwanted [adjective] – not or no longer desired
applicant [noun] – a person who makes a formal application for a job
contain [verb] – have or hold something within
complain [verb] – express dissatisfaction about an event
effective [adjective] – successful in producing a desired or intended result
True or False:
- Kyle Reyes is the owner of the Silent Partner Marketing.
- There are no resumes to look at.
- Mr. Reyes made the snowflake test to remove bad applicants.
- The snowflake test was ineffective.