What are the speakers doing?

(Woman) Have you finished putting together that advertisement yet? We really need to run it in the next couple of days.
(Man) I’ve just got a couple of questions for you about it. I
listed two job openings for reporters. Is there anything else?
(Woman) We need to advertise for another assistant, too—for clerical support. We haven’t had enough help lately.
(Man) And the reporters need to send us writing samples, right? You know, given the current job market, I’m very optimistic about who we’ll get.