Để đạt thành tích cao trong kì thi sắp tới, các bạn học sinh có thể sử dụng tài liệu IELTS Academic Reading Sample 128 - Why some women cross the finish line ahead of men sau đây làm tư liệu tham khảo giúp rèn luyện và nâng cao kĩ năng giải đề thi, nâng cao kiến thức cho bản thân để tự tin hơn khi bước vào kì thi chính thức. Mời các bạn cùng tham khảo đề thi. | You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 14-27 which are based on Reading Passage 128 below Why some women cross the finish line ahead of men RECRUITMENT The course is tougher but women are staying the distance reports Andrew Crisp. A Women who apply for jobs in middle or senior management have a higher success rate than men according to an employment survey. But of course far fewer of them apply for these positions. The study by recruitment consultants NB Selection shows that while one in six men who appear on interview shortlists get jobs the figure rises to one in four for women. B The study concentrated on applications for management positions in the 45 000 to 110 000 salary range and found that women are more successful than men in both the 1 private and public sectors Dr Elisabeth Marx from London-based NB Selection described the findings as encouraging for women in that they send a positive message to them to apply ZIM ACADEMY Room 2501 Ocean Group Building 19 Nguyen Trai Thanh Xuan Dist Hanoi for interesting management positions. But she added quot We should not lose sight of the fact that significantly fewer women apply for senior positions in comparison with men. quot C Reasons for higher success rates among women are difficult to isolate. One explanation suggested is that if a woman candidate manages to get on a shortlist then she has probably already proved herself to be an exceptional candidate. Dr Marx said that when women apply for positions they tend to be better qualified than their male counterparts but are more selective and conservative in their job search. Women tend to research thoroughly before applying for positions or attending interviews. Men on the other hand seem to rely on their ability to sell themselves and to convince employers that any shortcomings they have will not prevent them from doing a good job. D Managerial and executive progress made by women is confirmed by the annual survey of boards of directors carried out by .
