[CA26-10] Week 16: SELF-STUDY

cover/covering note/letter

thư giải thích gửi kèm theo

dead-end job 

hopeless job ~ job without possibility of promotion 

entry-level job

công việc không đòi hỏi kinh nghiệm, thường dành cho người mới vào nghề

high-powered job

công việc nắm giữ vị trí quan trọng

lucrative job

công việc kiếm được nhiều tiền

have a heavy workload

có nhìu việc

get/set to work

~ get into business ~ roll up ur sleeves 

make short work of sb/sth

làm xong nhanh/đánh bại nhanh

work a scheme

thi hành 1 kế hoạch

be in/get into a lather

to be or become very worried or nervous about sth

She was in a lather when I left because she couldn't find her ticket.

fly into a rage

to suddenly become very angry

generous benefit

phụ cấp, hỗ trợ, đãi ngộ

menial job

~ blue-collar job / labour job / manual job 

do business with sb/sth

buôn bán với tổ chức nào

Our firm does a lot of business with overseas customers.

do market research / investigate the market

tìm hiểu thị trường

operate at a loss

đầu tư nhiều vốn

break even 

to have no profit or loss at the end of a business activity - hòa vốn 

After paying for our travel costs, we barely (= only just) broke even.

gain the market share 

đạt được thị phần 

go bankrupt/broke

bịvỡ nợ/phá sản

black market

thị trường, chợ đen

common market

thị trường chung

flea market 

chợ đồ cũ 

internal market

thị trường nội địa

labor market

the supply of people in a particular country or area who are able and willing to work - thị trường lao động 

market place

thương trường

market price

giá trị trường

stock market 

thị trường chứng khoán 

take your business elsewhere

đi nơi khác làm ăn 

minimum wage

mức lương tối thiểu

team player

đồng nghiệp

embark on a career 

bắt đầu 1 sự nghiệp 

career prospect / opportunity 

cơ hội nghề nghiệp 

switch ur career

thay đổi cv

at the height/peak of ur career

ở đỉnh cao của sự nghiệp

be over head and ears in debt

nợ nần chồng chất

be up to your ears in

to be very busy, or to have more of something than you can manage

I'm up to my ears in work.

leave nothing to chance = not leave anything to chance 

to plan carefully rather than waiting and seeing what happens

She always plans ahead - she leaves nothing to chance.

diamond in rough / rough diamond

a person who is kinder and more pleasant than they seem to be from their appearance and manner

white-collar

(adj) cv văn phòng, liên quan đến công việc văn phòng