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Practice Listening: Highlight Correct Summary ID: #4258 Medium Competencies

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“Competencies” is a buzz word today. When I started working in the world of business competencies were unheard of. They existed of course, but we hadn’t given them a name and we certainly didn’t divide them and subdivide them in the way that we do today. A competency is a personal characteristic that describes what you do well – and usually – what you do better than everyone around you. Everybody is good at something so everybody has competencies. What’s important is how we use them – both at a business level and as individuals. Um, businesses exist to make money. The goal of people who run businesses is to increase productivity and make more money. Over recent years organisations have seen the benefits of using competencies for Human Resource management purposes. In the past we used to focus on whether or not a worker was successfully completing his or her work activities. If the answer was “yes” then everything was ok. But sometimes a worker will successfully complete his activities without affecting outputs or results at all. What’s the point in that? Where’s that going to get the company? – Or the employee for that matter! Organisations need to give their clients or customers exactly want they want. They need results.

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The goal of people who run businesses is to increase productivity and make more money. Over recent years organisations have seen the benefits of using competencies for Human Resource management purposes, so they have divided and subdivided people according to their needs. Competencies have always existed, with some people doing some things better than everyone else. It didn't had a name though, it just increased productivity at businesses. But now organisations have starting using competencies as a tool for Human Resource management. Today competencies are more important than ever, and one can not succeed without them. When someone starts working in the world of business competencies is they first thing that is looked for. They exist in subtle ways of course, but we hadn’t given them a name like today. Everybody is good at something, so everyone has competencies. However, there was no specific name given to these abilities, and they were not classified in the way we do today. A competency is a personal characteristic that describes what you want to develop for a better future.

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Option 1: "The goal of people who run businesses is to increase productivity and make more money. Over recent years organisations have seen the benefits of using competencies for Human Resource management purposes, so they have divided and subdivided people according to their needs."
Explanation: This option incorrectly states that organisations have divided and subdivided people according to their needs, which is not mentioned in the text. The text emphasizes the importance of competencies but does not suggest that they are used to categorize individuals in this way. Additionally, it fails to capture the essence of how competencies were previously unnamed and how they are now recognized as valuable tools.
Option 2: "Competencies have always existed, with some people doing some things better than everyone else. It didn't had a name though, it just increased productivity at businesses. But now organisations have starting using competencies as a tool for Human Resource management."
Explanation: This option accurately summarizes the main idea of the text. It acknowledges that competencies have always existed but were unnamed, and it highlights the shift in their recognition and use in Human Resource management. The phrase 'some people doing some things better than everyone else' reflects the text's assertion that everyone has competencies, aligning well with the overall theme.
Option 3: "Today competencies are more important than ever, and one can not succeed without them. When someone starts working in the world of business competencies is they first thing that is looked for. They exist in subtle ways of course, but we hadn’t given them a name like today."
Explanation: This option exaggerates the importance of competencies by stating that one cannot succeed without them, which is not supported by the text. The text discusses the evolution of the concept of competencies rather than asserting their absolute necessity for success. Furthermore, it misrepresents the idea that competencies are the first thing looked for in business, which is not mentioned in the original text.
Option 4: "Everybody is good at something, so everyone has competencies. However, there was no specific name given to these abilities, and they were not classified in the way we do today. A competency is a personal characteristic that describes what you want to develop for a better future."
Explanation: While this option correctly states that everyone has competencies and that they were previously unnamed, it introduces the idea of 'developing for a better future,' which is not present in the text. The text focuses on the recognition and application of competencies in business rather than personal development. Additionally, it does not capture the text's emphasis on the practical implications of competencies in the workplace.

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