job hunting

job hunting

the activity of trying to find a job

to update

to bring up to date

requirement

something that is necessary

internship

a period of time when someone works for a company in order to get experience

career coach

a person that has been trained in helping other people develop their career goals

to be good at

to do something well

soft skills

people’s abilities to communicate with each other and work well together

to be value of

to be important or useful

clichés

phrases that are used over and over again

to be a team player

to work well with others

self-starter

a person who is able to work effectively without reguraly needing to be told what to do

to stand out from the crowd

to be different from the rest, to get noticed

employer

a person or organization that pays people to work for them

CV = curriculum vitae

a short written description of your qualifications, experience, personal interests

jobseeker

someone who is trying to find a job

to gain experience

to get experience

to apply for

to make a formal request

to sort out

to deal in a satisfactory or succesful way with a problem or situation

to come across well

to be easy to understand or know how to communicate effectively

to stand out from

to be easy to see or notice

competitive

wanting to win or to be more succesful than other people

communicative

willing to talk to people and give them information

to be responsible for

to have control and authority over something

to be based

to be located

position

a job

flexible hours = flexitime

working hours that can be changed to suit someone

passionate about

deeply interested in

recruitment

the process of finding peiple to work for a company

to go wrong

to develop in an undesirable way

promotion

the act of raising someone to a higher or more important position

weakness

a particular quality of someone that is not good or effective

strength

something you’re good at

miss the deadline

to fail to do something within a certain period of time

incompetent

not having the necessary skills to do something succesfully

to be involved in

to be part of an acitvity or event

to make sure that

to take action to be certain that something happens

to rush

to do something very quickly

to clarify

to make clear or understandable

to give feedback

to offer information about someone’s work

to report back to

to bring information to someone in authority

to focus on

to concentrate on

small lie

a lie thought to be insignificant

to cheat on

to be unfaithful to

concise

short and to the point

transferable skills

skills used in one job that can also be used in another

suitable for

acceptable or right for someone or something

to deal with

to solve a problem

to look forward to

to feel pleased and excited about something that is going to happen

covering letter

a letter to explain something

asset

something of value

enclosed

sent to someone in an envelope with a letter

to exceed

to go beyond

valuable

something that is of value

tense

anxious or nervous

to bump into

to meet by change

to meet a target

to achieve a goal

confident

sure, certain

to blame for something

to think or say that someone is responsible for something bad

to take extra time

to get more time

key information

most important information

green technologies

net technologies that aim to conserve the natural environment and recources

voluntary work

work that is done without being paid, usually involves helping people

temporary position

a job not lasting or needed for very long

to raise awareness

to increase knowledge

to add value to

to improve something

vacancy

vacature

degree

diploma