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Vocabulary: Work
to look for a job to apply for a job to find / get a job to lose a job to resign (from ..), to be
sacked (from ..), be made redundant (from ..), to retire (from ..)

EJEMPLOS
Employers may be more willing to arrange flexible
working hours with mothers than with fathers.
Flexible
working
hours, managerial
responsibility and salary were other priorities.
You should be in the town, working in a good job
that pays a high salary.
I never took actual programming courses, but I had
a lot of on-the-job training. Experience is not
required; the company provides on-the-job training.
For example, if an employee on shift work works 8
hours on either a straight time or overtime day, the
contribution should be 8 times the hourly rate.
..] labour contracts; flexible working hours; the use
of various types of shift work; and the requent
employment of temporary workers.
[...] the NOAB staff to 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.,
unless one is on shift work, instead of the irregular
hours previously worked.
All the staff in this shop wear uniforms.
The scouts were told to make sure they were
wearing the correct uniform.
nurses in public facilities, 6.000 nurses are either
unemployed or working outside the health sector
because of a freeze on recruitment.
It applies to agencies employing any combination
of international staff (those working outside their
own country), host country staff or volunteers.

Asimismo, los empleadores suelen estar ms inclinados

a arreglar horarios de trabajo flexibles para las madres y
no as para los padres.
Horarios flexibles, responsabilidad real en la gestin y el
sueldo fueron otras prioridades.
Deberas estar en la ciudad trabajando en un buen empleo
y con un buen salario.
Nunca hice un curso de programacin, pero aprend
mucho con la prctica. No se necesita experiencia, la
compaa provee la prctica.
Por ejemplo, si un empleado por turnos trabaja 8& horas
ya sea en horario corrido u horas extra, la contribucin
deber [...]
[...] de contratos laborales, horas de trabajo flexibles, el
uso de varios tipos de trabajo en turnos, y el uso
frecuente de trabajadores temporales.
[...] NOAB de las 8:00 am a 5:00 pm, a menos que
alguien tenga horario de turno, en lugar de loshorarios
irregulares anteriores.
Todo el personal en esta tienda viste uniformes
Los boy scouts fueron aisados para asegurarse que
vistieran el uniforme correcto
[...] pblicas, 6.000 enfermeras estn an en trabajo
o trabajando en sectores distintos del sanitario dada
la congelacin de contrataciones.
[...] emplean cualquier combinacin de personal
internacional (los que trabajan fuera de su pas), del pas
anfitrin o voluntario

APPLYING FOR A JOB

First you have to prepare a CV, then aply for a job, then have an interview, then you are
offered a job, then you take a job, then you get promoted, then you resign, then you run your
own company.
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)

look through job adverts

find an interesting post
send off for an application form
fill in the application form
apply for the job
be called for an interview
7) attend the interview
8) be offered the job
9) accept the job
10) sign a contract

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EJEMPLOS
If you are offered a job or become employed by Intel it
will also be used for other employment-related
purposes.
When men apply for a job, some of the many
qualifications they reel off have to be discounted.
She was devastated: "I have an interview for a job in
twenty minutes and the cabs just won't stop.
I
have
seen
my fellow
colleagues all get
romotedand me being left behind, all because of me
not having a college degree.
Please prepare your CV in PDF format, indicating your
areas of experience and interest.
As a result of the publication, Estrada was forced to
resign.
Hannah didnt like her job so she resigned
...] self confidence were needed to take the step to selfemployment and take the risks posed throughrunning
your own company.
Someone who loses his job there must take a job
thousands of kilometres away, often an insecure job
that pays worse than the previous one.

to work

to have

to get

to be

to run

Si Intel le ofrece un empleo o le da un empleo, la

informacin tambin se utilizar para otros fines
relacionados con el empleo.
Cuando un hombre solicita un empleo, algunas delas
muchas cualificaciones que recitan han de ser
descontadas.
Ella estaba desolada: "Dentro de veinte minutos
tengo que presentarme a una entrevista de trabajo y
los taxis no paran.
He visto a mis colegas todos conseguir promovidos
y yo del compaero que era ido detrs, todos debido a
m que no tena un grado de la universidad.
Podr preparar su CV e ingresarlo en
PDF indicando sus reas de experiencia e inters
Como resultado de la publicacin, Estrada tuvo que
renunciar.
[...] fueron necesarios para llevar a cabo el proyecto
de establecerse por cuenta
propia,con todos los
riesgos que eso implica.
El que se queda sin empleo all, tiene que
aceptar untrabajo a miles de kilmetros del anterior,
muchas veces con unas condiciones bastante peores.

for a (prestigious) company / for yourself (to be self-employed)

as a doctor, teacher etc
full-time / part-time / long hours / shifts / flexible hours
from home / in an office / in an open office / in a factory / outdoors
in sales / marketing / education / human resources / quality control
a break, a day off, a paid holiday
good colleagues, workmates
job security
a pay rise / a pay cut / promotion / a bonus / perks / a pension
(to earn) a high salary / a decent salary / a low salary
job satisfaction
self-employed / an employee / unemployed
in charge of / responsible for
highly-paid / well-paid / badly-paid / underpaid / overpaid
overworked / undervalued
a company (a business) / a shop / a cafe

This job involves (+ ing)

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Interviewer
entrevistador
Employer
empleador
CV
A CV is similar to a resume which you write yourself.
It is a summary of your work history, education, and
experience especially as it relates to the position for
which you are applying
Standardized with fairly simple information
Serves as a way to compare everyone in the same
light
Experience
The term "experience" refers to the opportunities
you have had to acquire skills.
Receptionist
Receptionists usually provide the first impression a
customer gets of a company
The receptionist is usually the first person a visitor or
a client meets. The receptionists desk is often
located at the waiting room, main lobby, or entrance
of the companys building or space.
Wage
Wages is
best
associated
with
employee
compensation based on the number of hours worked
multiplied by an hourly rate of pay
For example, an employee working in an assembly
plant might work 40 hours during the work week. If
the person's hourly rate of pay is $15, the employee
will receive a paycheck showing gross wages of $600
(40 x $15)
Commissions
A commission is a payment arrangement in which you
pay your employees a percentage of sales they bring
to your company

Sales assistant or sales clerk

a person who processes orders, arranges stock and
helps customers in a retail shop

Interviewee
entrevistado
Employee
Empleado
Application form
An application is the form the company gives you to
fill out when you express interest in working for
them.
Everyone is unique; this is your chance to showcase
your skills
Can be presented in a more professional matter
Quialifications
The term "qualifications" refers to skills, knowledge
or abilities you have.
Secretary
while secretaries tend to keep the wheels of the
organization turning in the background. A secretary
serves as a personal assistant or an aide to a
department manager or a high official in the office.

Salary
Salary is
best
associated
with
employee
compensation quoted on an annual basis. For
example, the manager of the assembly plan might
earn a salary of $120,000 per year.

Bonuses
Bonuses are payments you make to employees that
are not regular payments. Instead, these payments
are based on department sales goals which are met,
the percentage increase in assets brought to the
company or revenue targets that are met. Bonuses
are given to company management or other
employees who are not directly responsible for
selling the company's products or services
Sales rep or representative
Someone whose job is to travel to different places
and sell the productsor services of a particular
company