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the given words with their definitions (1–7). Use a dictionary if necessary.
1. a complete change in someone or something blank
2. not flexible blank
3. large quantity of people/things arriving at the same time blank
4. group of people with similarities blank
5. try to attract employees from other companies blank
6. attractive but less important than other factors blank
7. limiting someone’s freedom to do what they want blank

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Match the given words with their definitions (1–7). Use a dictionary if necessary.
1. a complete change in someone or something [transformation]
2. not flexible [rigid]
3. large quantity of people/things arriving at the same time [influx]
4. group of people with similarities [tribe]
5. try to attract employees from other companies [poach]
6. attractive but less important than other factors [window dressing]
7. limiting someone’s freedom to do what they want [constricted]
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Banks are on the hunt for tech veterans

When Ron Knapp joined Citigroup’s *FinTech unit as head of technology, he sent a note to
his new managers with a suggestion: ‘Given what we’re trying to achieve, I think I should
come in wearing my boots and jeans.’
Mr. Knapp joined Citi FinTech to build a team of technology specialists. He spent sixteen
years at Amazon, including working in software development, but now he had joined a tribe
which he says will become increasingly valuable to big banks: established tech
professionals.
According to Max Johnson, manager at the recruitment agency Robert Walters, financial
institutions started poaching professionals from the tech world a few years ago. But to
convince tech people to work for them, banks have had to change. ‘Banks have very rigid
structures in a corporate lifestyle kind of way,’ Mr. Johnson says. ‘These [tech] people want
to be creative; they want to be in an
environment that is not constricted.’ Small changes, such as relaxing the dress code, can
help. But in the end, Mr. Johnson says, it comes down to pay. ‘Banks have had to compete
with very competitive salary structures for tech,’ he says. In the UK, starting salaries for
technology roles are higher at banks than at tech fi rms.
But salary is only one attraction, says Faye Woodhead, one of Deutsche Bank’s recruitment
directors. ‘Opportunity and ability to make a difference, be challenged and learn is as
important. Dress code may help, but it is window dressing.’
Most importantly, banks are offering roles that did not exist in the industry a few years ago,
according to Elly Hardwick, head of innovation at Deutsche Bank. ‘There are so many
opportunities in artificial intelligence, machine learning and distributed ledger technology,’
she says. And banks have something tech companies do not: financial data.
‘Five years ago, I never thought I would be at a bank,’ says Carey Kolaja, Citi FinTech’s
global chief product officer. Previously, Silicon Valley had been the centre of her
professional life after years at eBay and PayPal. She switched because she wanted a role
serving people who did not have access to financial services. ‘It is about the type of
problems you can solve at a bank,’ Ms. Kolaja says.
The influx of tech professionals means banking staff are developing, too. ‘Exposing internal
people to new ways of doing things is just as important,’ Ms. Hardwick says. ‘When tech
and business sit together at the table, that is when you get the real culture transformation.'
*FinTech = short for ‘financial technology’; refers to providing financial services by making
use of software and modern technology
A. Read the text and complete the information in the table.
Name Currently works for Role/Title Previously worked for

A Ron Knapp Citi FinTech head of technology Amazon
1 Trả lời 2 Trả lời
B Max Johnson Robert Walters manager unknown

3 Trả lời
C Faye Woodhead Deutsche Bank director of global employer brand and unknown
4 Trả lời graduate recruitment
D Elly Hardwick Deutsche Bank head of innovation unknown
5 Trả lời
E Carey Kolaja Citi FinTech global chief product officer eBay

6 Trả lời 7 Trả lời

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8 Trả lời
B. Match the statements (1–5) with the people in Exercise 2 (A–E).

This person:
E
1. had never considered working for a bank before. Trả lời
C
2. thinks other factors are more important than dress code when recruiting. Trả lời
D
3. points out that banks can now oer more interesting technical roles. Trả lời
B
4. proposed changing the dress code in their job. Trả lời
C
5. believes salary is likely to be the main attraction for tech professionals Trả lời
C. Decide if these statements are true (T) or false (F).

1. Roy Knapp made a formal presentation to his company, asking to wear more informal
T
work clothes. Trả lời
2. Max Johnson states that banks have been looking for established tech professionals for
T
a very long time. Trả lời
3. He thinks that in order to attract tech experts, changes in the formal corporate culture
T
of banks are necessary. Trả lời
4. In Britain, tech industries usually pay higher salaries to new recruits compared to
F
banks. Trả lời
5. Recruitment from the tech industry has also benefited existing staff in banks, by
F
introducing different ways of working. Trả lời

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Banks are on the hunt for tech veterans

A. Read the text and complete the information in the table.

Name Currently works for Role/Title Previously worked for

B Max Johnson Robert Walters manager unknown

E Carey Kolaja Citi FinTech global chief product officer eBay

B. Match the statements (1–5) with the people in Exercise 2 (A–E).

C. Decide if these statements are true (T) or false (F).

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