Employees who leave a company are not always replaced. Sometimes the company examines the (1) for the post, and decides that it no longer needs to be filled. On other occasions, the company will replace the person who resigns with an internal candidate who can be (2) , or moved sideways, to the job. Or it will advertise the position in newspapers or trade journals, or engage an employment (3) to do so. For junior management positions, employers occasionally recruit by giving presentations and holding interviews in universities, colleges and business schools. For senior positions, companies sometimes use the services of a firm of (4), who already have the details of promising managers.
People looking for work or wanting to change their job generally read the (5) advertised in newspapers. To reply to an advertisement is to (6) for a job; you become an (7) or a candidate. You write a/an (8), or fill in the company's application form, and send it, along with your (9) or resume. You are often asked to give the names of two people who are prepared to write a (10) for you. If you have the right qualifications and abilities, you might be (11) , i.e. selected to attend a/an (12).
It is not uncommon for the (13) department or the managers responsible for a particular post to spend eighty or more working hours on the recruitment of a single member of staff. However, this time is well-spent if the company appoints the right person for the job.