career
A profession for which one trains and which is undertaken as a permanent calling.
colleague
an associate or coworker of similar status
deal with
handle
earn a salary
be paid money for doing your job
employee
a worker who is hired to perform a job
employer
a person or organization that employs people.
experience
Knowledge or skill that comes from having done certain things.
high-pressure
a condition (of the atmosphere) in which the pressure is above average
in charge of
responsible for
indoors
inside a building
in good conditions
Favourable work situation or environment.
in bad conditions
unfavourable work situation or environment
in dangerous conditions
Situation or environment that is likely to harm or kill someone, or to damage or destroy something.
internship
A position in which a person receives training by working with people who are experienced in a particular field.
manual
done by hand
outdoors
outside a building
permanent
lasting or expected to last for a long time
promotion
Advance an employee earns by being productive, cooperation, dependable, and highly skilled.
qualifications
education, skills, and work experience needed to do a particular job
responsable for
being a person's job or duty
secure
safe
self-employed
working for yourself
skilled
expert, proficient
temporary
not permanent
training
educating technical and operational employees in how to better do their current jobs
apply for a job
send your CV and cover letter to a company that is advertising a job
be made redundant
to be told you must leave your job because you are no longer needed
be offered a job
to get a job
be sacked/be fired
to be dismissed from a job (It's when your boss forces you to leave your job)
be well paid
to earn a good salary
be badly paid
to get a low salary
become unemployed
to lose your job
do shift work
to sometimes work during the day and sometimes during the night
look for a job
try to find work
go job hunting
go looking for a job
on flexitime
a system of working a set number of hours with the starting and finishing times chosen within agreed limits by the employee.
on the minimum wage
lowest legal wage that can be paid to most workers
out of work
unemployed; not working
resign
to give up a job, an office, or a right or claim
retire
To stop working because one has reached a certain age
sign a contract
to write your name on a legal document that states and explains a formal agreement between two different people or groups
work from nine to five
to work the "normal" working hours
work full time
to have a job for 35-40 hours a week
work long hours
work for many hours every day
work overtime
work extra hours
work nights
work at night
work part-time
to work fewer hours per week than a full-time job
fill in
to complete (a form, a questionnaire, etc.)
get ahead
to make progress
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