Sunday, July 20, 2008

GOAL "JOB"

Employment Vocabulary
Please study some vocab's which are related to job hunting!!

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

Source http://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/20_employment.htm

Article

please read an article from this web page and answer some questions!!

Source http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=4042448

Question
1. What is Shower-Ready suit?
2. How much is a price of Shower-Ready suit?
3. Who is a target of Shower-Ready suit?

Answer
1. Business suits, which can be washed in a warm shower and require no ironing.
2.
Between $260 and $492.
3. T
argets are job-hunting college students.





Listening about job interview!!

1 comment:

Caleb said...

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