Word List: JOBS

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  • Job
    • a type of work you do to earn money
  • Occupation
    • a formal name for a job
  • Employer
    • a person you work for
  • Boss
    • a person who is in charge of a company you work for
  • Employee
    • a person who works for you
  • Job-seeker
    • a person who is looking for a job
  • Vacancy
    • a job that is available
  • Staff
    • a group of people that work together ex. in a company
  • Colleague
    • a person you work with
  • Co-operate
    • to work together to achieve sth
  • White-collar worker
    • a person who works in an office
  • Blue-collar worker
    • a person who does manual work
  • Office
    • a building or room where people work
  • To recruit
    • to look for and employ new members of staff
  • Job interview
    • a meeting in which a potential employee answers questions to show that their suitable for the job
  • To employ somebody
    • to give somebody a job and pay for it
  • CV
    • a short written description of your education, qualifications, work experience and personal interests that you send to your potential employer when you are applying for a job
  • Contract of employment
    • an document signed between an employer and an employee defining the conditions, duties etc. of work
  • Probation
    • a period of time when the employer checks if you are suitable for the job
  • To be fired
    • to loose one's job
  • Notice
    • a written information that you give to your employer informing you don’t want to work for the company
  • Certificate of employment
    • a document that proves you have worked in a company
  • Job responsibilities
    • activities you have to do at work
  • To resign from a job
    • to stop working somewhere because you don't want to do it any longer
  • Full-time job
    • a job in which you work for regular hours, usually 8 hours
  • Part-time job
    • a job in which you work for fewer hours than a full time
  • Salary
    • a regular amount of money that an employer pays to his employee usually on a monthly basis
  • Pay rise
    • an increase in the salary
  • Workaholic
    • a person who is addicted to their work and spends too much time there
  • To work overtime
    • to work longer hours than defined in your work contract
  • Rat race
    • a permanent situation in which employees are competing with one another for success, power etc.
  • Off-site
    • a short trip for employees of the same company allowing them to know each other better
  • Volunteer
    • a person who doesn't get money for the job they do
  • Meeting
    • a situation when a group of employees gather in one room to talk about work matters
  • To promote
    • to give an employee a higher position, more responsibilities and money
  • Paperwork
    • a lot of documents an employee has to deal with at work
  • Work environment
    • a place where you work and a group of people you work with
  • Break room
    • a room where employees can relax, socialize, eat when having a break from work
  • Work benefits
    • a package of bonuses such as a company car or gym membership etc. provided by an employer
  • Audit
    • an independent examination ex. of a company's finances made by a person from the outside
  • Paid leave
    • a period of absence from work (holidays, illness etc.) during which you get your regular salary
  • Maternity leave
    • a period of absence from work when you are looking after a newborn baby
  • To retire
    • to stop working because of having reached a particular age
  • To meet deadlines
    • to finish a project in a specific time
  • To be good at multitasking
    • to be good at doing many things at the same time
  • To work against the clock
    • to work in a very limited amount of time
  • To handle stress easily
    • to be able to work under stress, pressure etc.
  • To replace somebody
    • to take somebody's place at work because they are on holidays, ill etc.
  • Can-do attitude
    • a situation when you believe that you can do everything at work
  • Au pair
    • a person who occasionally takes care of somebody's children
  • Babysitter
    • a person who takes care of somebody's children on a regular basis
  • Barber
    • a person who shaves men's beards and cuts men's hair
  • Butcher
    • a person who prepares and sells meat
  • Car mechanic
    • a person who repairs cars
  • Carpenter
    • a person who makes furniture from wood
  • Chef
    • a person who prepares and cooks food
  • Cleaner
    • a person who cleans ex. a company's offices
  • Conductor
    • a person who works ex. in a theater and conducts an orchestra
  • Customer
    • a person who buys goods or services from a shop or business
  • Dentist
    • a person treats people's teeth
  • Doctor
    • a person who treats ill or injured people
  • Estate agent
    • a person who sells flats, houses etc
  • Film director
    • a person who makes films
  • Fishmonger
    • a person who prepares and sells fish
  • Gravedigger
    • a person who works in a cemetery and digs graves for a funeral service
  • Gym instuctor
    • a person who helps you to get fit
  • Hairdresser
    • a person who cuts and styles people's hair
  • Housewife
    • a woman who takes cares of household and doesn't work outside her home on a regular basis
  • Interior decorator
    • a person who decorates people's houses
  • Librarian
    • a person who works in a library
  • Locksmith
    • a person who works with locks, keys, security systems etc
  • Miner
    • a person who works underground in order to get ex. coal, diamonds
  • Newsagent
    • a person who sells newspapers, magazines etc.
  • Painter
    • a person who paints walls, woodwork etc.
  • Pensioner
    • a person who doesn't have to work any longer because of their advanced age
  • Photographer
    • a person who takes pictures of other people, things
  • Politician
    • a person who deals with politics
  • Receptionist
    • a person who greets and deals with clients ex. in offices, hotels etc.
  • Scientist
    • a person who is an expert in science
  • Security guard
    • a person whose task is to protect ex. shops from thieves etc.
  • Secretary
    • a person who organizes meetings, type letters etc.
  • Singer
    • a person who sings solo or in a band
  • Stockbroker
    • a person who buys and sells securities on a stock exchange on their clients' behalf
  • Tailor
    • a person who designs, makes or repairs clothing
  • Ticket inspector
    • a person who controls people's tickets ex. on a bus etc
  • Translator
    • a person who translates texts from one language to another
  • Travel agent
    • a person who sells trips
  • Welder
    • a person who welds metal to make things
  • To gossip
    • to talk to people about someone and not being sure if it is true information
  • To print
    • to produce a material such as a document or picture by using some ink and a special device
  • To xero
    • to produce a copy of a document, picture etc by using a special device
  • To deliver
    • to take something to a person or place ex. a letter, a parcel etc
  • Factory
    • a building where various goods are produced such as clothes etc. by means of machines
  • Bank
    • a place where you can borrow or invest money etc.
  • Shop
    • a place where you can buy something ex. food etc.
  • Tools
    • things, objects you use ex. to do something, repair something etc.
  • Folder
    • a file made of stiff paper or card where you can keep your documents
  • Cash machine
    • a machine that gives you money provided you use your personal code
  • To liaise with other departments
    • to cooperate with other sectors within the same organisation
  • To sack somebody
    • to tell somebody that they cannot work here any more
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