Exercise 1: Fill in the blank with one approciate word from A, B, C or D

A job interview is a conversation which occurs between a potential employer and a job (1)_______. During the job interview, the employer hopes to determine whether or not the applicant is (2)_______ for the job, while the applicant tries to learn more about the position while also (3) _______ the employer. As a general rule, a job interview is an important part of the (4)________ of applying for a job, and it may range in formality from a casual conversation to a series of serious (5) __________ with an assortment of people working within the company. 

Depending on the size of a company and its organization, an applicant may only have one job (6)__________. This is common with small businesses, in which (7) __________ are often interviewed directly by the employer. In other cases, a representative of the human (8) ___________ department may interview a candidate first, and then he or she will go through a series of interviews with potential supervisors and other (9) _________. Larger companies may also have interview panels with multiple members who cooperate to make a (10) _________.

• A. 
  apply
• B. 
  application
• C. 
  applicant
• D. 
  applying