noun
1 employment
ADJECTIVE
▪ decent , good , great , worthwhile
▪ interesting
▪ high-powered , top
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It's one of the top ~s in management.
▪ plum
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The plum ~s all went to friends of the prime minister.
▪ cushy
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His father found him a cushy ~ in the office, with almost nothing to do and a big salary.
▪ dream , ideal
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What would be your dream ~?
▪ boring , dead-end , lousy ( informal , esp. AmE ), menial , routine , undemanding
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He was forced to take a series of menial ~s.
▪ rewarding
▪ challenging , demanding , difficult , taxing
▪ dangerous
▪
It's often immigrants who do the dangerous ~s.
▪ highly paid , high-paying , well-paid , well-paying ( esp. AmE )
▪ badly paid , low-paid , low-paying ( esp. AmE ), poorly paid ( esp. BrE )
▪ new
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The plant will provide almost 300 new ~s.
▪ current , first , previous
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Three years ago she moved into her current ~.
▪ full-time , part-time
▪ 9-to-5
▪ regular , steady
▪
He was tempted to give up freelancing and get a regular ~.
▪ permanent , temporary
▪ holiday ( BrE ), summer
▪ evening , Saturday , weekend
▪ paid , unpaid
▪ manual ( esp. BrE )
▪ semi-skilled , skilled , unskilled
▪ blue-collar , white-collar
▪ desk
▪
a desk ~ in the police housing department
▪ factory , office
▪ coaching , construction , manufacturing , teaching , etc.
▪ proper , real
▪
He'd done lots of part-time work, but this was his first proper ~.
VERB + JOB
▪ have
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She has a very good ~ with a local law firm.
▪ carry out , do , perform , work ( AmE )
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I'm only doing my ~ ( = doing what I am paid to do ).
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They are paid according to how well they perform their ~.
▪ look for , want
▪ apply for , go for
▪ be offered
▪ accept , take
▪ find , get , land , win
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She got a temporary ~ stacking shelves.
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He's just landed himself a highly paid ~ in banking.
▪ lose
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He's frightened of losing his ~.
▪ give up , leave , pack in ( BrE ), quit ( esp. AmE ), resign from
▪ hold down , keep
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He's always had difficulty holding down a ~.
▪ start
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She's starting a new ~ on Monday.
▪ like , love
▪ advertise
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I saw the ~ advertised on the Internet.
▪ interview (sb) for
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We're interviewing for the ~ in the Sales Department.
▪ give sb , offer sb
▪ create , generate , provide (sb with)
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It is hoped that the development will create new ~s in the region.
▪ axe ( BrE ), cut , eliminate , shed
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The company is hoping to shed 200 ~s.
▪ export , outsource
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Companies export ~s because it is cheaper to pay foreign workers.
▪ protect , safeguard ( esp. BrE )
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The deal between the union and management should safeguard 6 000 ~s.
▪ know
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He certainly knows his ~ (= is very good at his job) .-
JOB + VERB
▪ pay
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The ~ doesn't pay very well.
▪ disappear , go
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250 ~s are to go at the local steel plant.
▪ entail , require
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The ~ requires honesty, intelligence, and vision.
JOB + NOUN
▪ search
▪
It's important to devise a ~ search strategy when looking for work.
▪ ad , advertisement , listings ( esp. AmE )
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Check our website for the latest ~ listings.
▪ vacancy
▪ application
▪ applicant
▪ interview
▪ offer
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Within weeks of graduation she had several ~ offers.
▪ title
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His ~ title is Chief Hygiene Operative.
▪ description , specifications ( esp. BrE )
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Cleaning the office is not in my ~ description.
▪ market
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There is an enormous ~ market for teachers at the moment.
▪ cuts , losses
▪ growth ( AmE )
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We have seen ~ growth in a number of areas.
▪ creation
▪ openings ( esp. AmE ), opportunities , prospects
▪ satisfaction
▪
How would you rate your ~ satisfaction?
▪ security
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Workers questioned rated ~ security as being more important than high salary.
▪ hunter , seeker ( esp. BrE )
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Local companies are holding an open day for ~ seekers.
▪ share , sharing
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Their boss agreed to a ~ share.
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The introduction of ~ sharing could prevent the need for ~ losses.
PREPOSITION
▪ in a/the ~
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There's not much chance of promotion in a ~ like that.
▪ on the ~
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You will receive training on the ~.
▪ out of a ~
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She found herself out of a ~ when her boss died.
▪ ~ as
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She has a ~ as a waitress.
▪ ~ at
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She got a teaching ~ at the university.
▪ ~ for
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~s for women
▪ ~ in
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a ~ in food retailing
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a ~ in a large company
▪ ~ with
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He moved to a better-paid ~ with another employer.
PHRASES
▪ change ~s , move ~s
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Nowadays many people change ~s every few years.
▪ a loss of ~s
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The closure of the cement factory will mean the loss of over 800 ~s.
▪ the right person for the ~
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Despite the small number of applicants, they managed to find the right person for the ~.
2 task
ADJECTIVE
▪ adequate , decent , good , nice , professional , thorough
▪ admirable , amazing , awesome ( informal , esp. AmE ), brilliant ( esp. BrE ), excellent , fantastic , fine , grand ( esp. BrE ), great , incredible , magnificent , marvellous/marvelous , masterful ( esp. AmE ), outstanding , remarkable , superb , terrific , tremendous , wonderful
▪ bad , lousy ( informal , esp. AmE ), poor , terrible
▪
They've done a poor ~ of managing their finances.
▪ difficult , hard , tough
▪
They gave me the tough ~ of telling applicants that they'd been rejected.
▪ easy
▪ important
▪ big , long
▪ little , small
▪ fiddly ( BrE ), tedious
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fiddly little ~s like wiring plugs
▪ dirty
▪ unenviable
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Cooper had the unenviable ~ of announcing the bad new.
▪ thankless
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Keeping the house clean can be a thankless ~.
VERB + JOB
▪ carry out , do
▪
You've done a great ~ with that decorating.
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Try wedging it open—that should do the ~ (= be effective) .
▪ handle
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I was very pleased with the way she handled the ~.
▪ have , have on
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You'll have a hard ~ convincing them that you're right.
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The builder has a couple of ~s on at the moment.
▪ give sb
▪ take on
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She's taken on the ~ of organizing the Christmas party.
▪ get on with
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I want to get on with the ~ of painting my room today.
▪ complete , finish
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We finished the ~ in five hours.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ in
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The author has done an admirable ~ in compiling all this material.
▪ ~ on
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You've done a good ~ on the car.
PHRASES
▪ get the ~ done
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We're hoping to get the ~ done this weekend.
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You can count on him—he gets the ~ done ( = he is reliable ).
▪ make a good, poor, etc. ~ of sth ( esp. BrE )
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She made a very good ~ of covering up the damage.
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He made a very professional ~ of replacing the windows.
▪ odd ~s (= small, practical jobs)
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I spend most Saturdays doing odd ~s around the house.
3 crime
ADJECTIVE
▪ bank
▪ inside (= done by sb in the organization where the crime happens)
VERB + JOB
▪ do
▪
He got six months for that last ~ he did.
▪ bungle
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The gang bungled the ~ and got caught.
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NOTE: Jobs
▪ be … , work as …
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She's a well-known writer.
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Her father, a trained chef, now works as a bus driver.
▪ study to be … , train as … , train to be …
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She trained as a painter and sculptor.
▪ start as … , start work as …
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He started work as a trainee chef.
▪ become …
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I'm interested in becoming a dentist.
▪ be/become/get certified as … ( esp. AmE ), qualify as … ( esp. BrE )
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He got certified as a teacher.
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She qualified as a nurse last year.
▪ employ (sb as) … , have …
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The company employs more than 1 500 engineers.
▪ engage (sb as) … , get … , hire (sb as) … , recruit … , take on …
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They have recruited a new designer.
▪ appoint (sb as) … , make sb …
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He was appointed Professor of Law at Yale.
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At 39 she was made chairman of the board.
▪ dismiss … , fire … , sack … ( BrE )
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She was dismissed from her job after only six months.
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You're fired!
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The team sacked the coach.