Employment
1 bonus n. additional pay given to employee as incentive or reward
2 curriculum vitaeUK n. short account of one’s education, career etc; CVUK; résuméUS; resumeUS
3 dismiss v. to remove or discharge from employment; to sack [colloq.]; to fireUS
4 employer n. person or firm who employs people - employee n. person employed
5 fireUS v. [colloq.] to dismiss
6 interview v. an oral examination of an applicant for a job - also v.
7 make redundantUK v. [made, made] to dismiss because of not being needed - redundancyUK n.
8 maternity leave n. period of absence from work (for a woman) when having a baby
9 notice n. advance warning of intention to resign - to give or tender one’s notice v.
10 perk abbr. perquisite; something additional to regular salary [eg: free meals; a car]
11 personnel n. the people who work for a firm
12 personnel officer n. manager responsible for recruitment, training and welfare of personnel
13 promotion n. advancement in rank or position - to promote v.
14 prospects n. opportunity for success, promotion etc
15 recruit n. to look for and employ personnel - recruitment n.
16 resign v. to give up a job - letter of resignation n.
17 retire v. to leave employment, esp. because of age - retirement n.
18 salary n. a fixed, regular payment, usually monthly, made by employer to employee
19 staff n. the people who work for a firm or a particular department; employees
20 take on v. [took, taken] to employ; to hire
CV/Resume
1 background n. the whole of one's education, training and experience
2 bilingual adj. able to use two languages with equal ease - see FLUENT
3 career n. the course of one's (professional) life
4 challenge n. a difficult or demanding task that needs special effort - challenging adj.
5 cover letter n. a letter that is sent with one's CV; letter of application
6 date of birth n. the day on which one was born, usually as day/month/year [eg: 05/11/76]
7 education n. training and instruction at school, university etc - to educate v.
8 experience n. jobs held, including dates, posts etc; work history - professional experience n.
9 fluent adj. able to speak and write a foreign language easily - see BI-LINGUAL
10 graphology n. study of handwriting as a guide to the character of the writer - graphologist n.
11 interest n. an activity outside work in which one is interested or concerned; hobby
12 job objective n. the kind of work or challenge that one is looking for
13 miscellaneous adj. various; mixed [eg: nationality, languages spoken, marital status]
14 nationality n. the status of belonging to a particular country [eg: Japanese nationality]
15 native language n. the language one first learned to speak; mother tongue
16 qualifications n. the education and experience that make one suitable for a particular job
17 reference n. a written statement by another person about one's character and ability
18 skill n. an ability, expertness or aptitude in a particular activity [eg: language skill]
19 training n. the process of learning a particular SKILL [eg: sales training]
20 work history n. jobs held, inc. dates, posts etc; EXPERIENCE
Company Structure
1 Accounts Dept. n. department responsible for administering a company’s financial affairs
2 A.G.M.UK abbr. Annual General Meeting of a company’s shareholders
3 board of directors n. a group of people chosen to establish policy for and direct or control a company
4 chairmanUK n. person who heads a Board of Directors; head of a company; chairperson
5 director n. a member of the board of directors
6 executive officerUS n. person who manages the affairs of a corporation - chief executive officer n.
7 headquarters n. a company’s principal or main office or centre of control
8 manager n. person responsible for day-to-day running of a dept.; executive officerUS
9 managing directorUK n. senior director after the chairman responsible for day-to-day direction
10 Marketing Dept. n. dept. responsible for putting goods on market, inc. packaging, advertising etc
11 organisation chart n. a table or plan showing a company’s structure graphically
12 Personnel Dept. n. department responsible for recruitment and welfare of staff or employees
13 presidentUS n. the highest executive officer of a company; head of a company
14 Production Dept. n. department responsible for physical creation of product
15 Purchasing Dept. n. department responsible for finding and buying everything needed by a company
16 R & D Department n. department responsible for Research and Development of (new) products
17 reception n. the place where visitors and clients report on arrival at a company
18 Sales Department n. department responsible for finding customers and making sales
19 shareholder n. person who holds or owns shares in or a part of a company or corporation
20 vice presidentUS n. any of several executive officers, each responsible for a separate division
1. Say cheese!
a. teacher()
b. jockey()
c. dentist
d. waiter()
e. stuntman
f. bank manager
g. postman
h. cook
i. gardener
j. policeman
k. politician
l. baker
m. farmer()
n. actor
o. photographer
p. hairdresser
q. air hostess
2. Leave me a tip if you appreciated the service
3. Nobody likes coming to see me
4. I usually work during the night
5. I'm interested in your money
6. Sometimes I bring you good news and sometimes bad news
7. My job is very dangerous but it's fun
8. I travel a lot, and I have to look perfect all the time
9. A short back and sides sir?
10. I'm small and I wear colourful silk shirts
1. A completed job application gives the employer two kinds of....................about you.
2. It provides answers to questions about your education and .....................
3. It provides information about your ability to ..............., work neatly, spell correctly, and provide accurate and complete data.
4. This information is provided by ............you fill out the application form.
5. A completed job application is a .............about your personal, educational, and work experience.
6. It also tells about important characteristics about you as a person and as a .................... employee.
7. It is very important that you take the time to make every job application that you ................ a very positive statement about you as a person and as a future employee.
8. You need to be complete in your preparation and then .................... while you are filling the application out.
9. The job application represents who ..............................are. Fill in the gaps. Use: you, how, careful, follow directions, prospective, fill out, work ex-perience, statement, information
What we need to do when we write a job application letter:
First, you must read the job advertisement carefully so as to write specifically for that post. You talk about your strengths relevant to the job, but don't talk about your weaknesses either. You make your letter short and concise and leave details in the C.V.
________________________________________
You indicate what post you are applying for and where you learnt of the vacancy.
- stating the position you are applying for.
- making a concrete statement of how you can meet the needs of the compa-ny.(optional)
- mentioning the recruitment talk you've been to.(optional)
You relate your strengths to the requirements of the job.
- relating your education and training to the job requirements.
- making reference to your resume.
- supporting every general statement with specific details.
- relating your work experience to the job requirements.
- discussing your qualifications from a reader-benefit viewpoint.
- including your personal attitudes or interests to the requirements of the post.
- making a concrete statement of how you can meet the needs of the company.(can be in any order)
You ask for an interview politely.
- requesting for an interview at reader's convenience.
- giving your phone number for easy action.
- giving a range of salary expected, if asked.
RESUME (Example)
Rodger Smith
________________________________________
Address: (to be written in) Education:
9/99 - 12/99 Seattle Community College, Seattle, USA
Earned a RSA Tefl certificate.
9/94 - 5/99 University of Washington, Seattle, USA
Major in History and minor in French.
BA conferred in May 1999, Cumulative GPA 3.65.
2/97 - 7/97 University of Grenoble, Grenoble, France
Studied French language and history on semester exchange.
8/91 - 6/94 Ellensburg Senior High School, Ellensburg,, Washington, USA
Earned High School diploma, including two years of Spanish. Employment:
9/98 - 12/99 Private French Tutor,
I helped three students taking basic college French courses,
Worked on speaking, listening and reading.
10/96 - 12/99 The Bon (department Store), Seattle, USA
I worked as customer service representative in the shoe department.
Activities and Interests:
Travel - Extensive experience traveling through Western Europe and Taiwan.
Computers - Able to use a wide variety to of IBM and Apple compatible software programs.
Reading - Enjoy reading literature, history and articles on international issues.
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A completed job application gives the employer two kinds of....................about you.It provides answers to questions about your education and .....................It provides information about your ability to ..............., work neatly, spell correctly, and provide accurate and complete data. This information is provided by ............you fill out the application form.A completed job application is a .............about your personal, educational, and work experience. It also tells about important characteristics about you as a person and as a .................... employee. It is very important that you take the time to make every job application that you ................ a very positive statement about you as a person and as a future employee. You need to be complete in your preparation and then .................... while you are filling the application out. The job application represents who ..............................are.
Fill in the gaps. Use: you, how, careful, follow directions, prospective, fill out, work ex-perience, statement, information
A completed job application gives the employer two kinds of....................about you.It provides answers to questions about your education and .....................It provides information about your ability to ..............., work neatly, spell correctly, and provide accurate and complete data. This information is provided by ............you fill out the application form.A completed job application is a .............about your personal, educational, and work experience. It also tells about important characteristics about you as a person and as a .................... employee. It is very important that you take the time to make every job application that you ................ a very positive statement about you as a person and as a future employee. You need to be complete in your preparation and then .................... while you are filling the application out. The job application represents who ..............................are.
Fill in the gaps. Use: you, how, careful, follow directions, prospective, fill out, work ex-perience, statement, information
A completed job application gives the employer two kinds of....................about you.It provides answers to questions about your education and .....................It provides information about your ability to ..............., work neatly, spell correctly, and provide accurate and complete data. This information is provided by ............you fill out the application form.A completed job application is a .............about your personal, educational, and work experience. It also tells about important characteristics about you as a person and as a .................... employee. It is very important that you take the time to make every job application that you ................ a very positive statement about you as a person and as a future employee. You need to be complete in your preparation and then .................... while you are filling the application out. The job application represents who ..............................are.
Fill in the gaps. Use: you, how, careful, follow directions, prospective, fill out, work ex-perience, statement, information
A completed job application gives the employer two kinds of....................about you.It provides answers to questions about your education and .....................It provides information about your ability to ..............., work neatly, spell correctly, and provide accurate and complete data. This information is provided by ............you fill out the application form.A completed job application is a .............about your personal, educational, and work experience. It also tells about important characteristics about you as a person and as a .................... employee. It is very important that you take the time to make every job application that you ................ a very positive statement about you as a person and as a future employee. You need to be complete in your preparation and then .................... while you are filling the application out. The job application represents who ..............................are.
Fill in the gaps. Use: you, how, careful, follow directions, prospective, fill out, work ex-perience, statement, information
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