B2-CLOSE UP unit 9-And What Do You Do?

licence

an official piece of paper that shows you are allowed to have or do sth ● Do you have a driving ___________?

an eye for sth

When you have an eye for sth, you are good at noticing a particular type of thing. ● He has _______.

reference

a letter with information about you, written by sb who knows you, especially to a new employer ● My old boss said he would write me a _______________'➣ refer (v)

enquiry

a question you ask to get information about sth ● We're getting hundreds of __________ about this job.

contract

a written agreement ● He signed a __________ when he started as a new employee.

request

ask for sth politely ● She ____________our help, and we agreed to assist her. ➣ request (n)

get the sack

be fired ● Cheryl hasn't got a job. She _____________yesterday.

fill in

complete ● He ____________ an application form for a job in sales.

keep up

continue ● The boss told his staff to ____________ the good work.

take on

employ ● They are ____________people at the supermarket, so you might get a job there.

graduate

get a degree from a university ● He __________ with a degree in history and is looking for a teaching job. ➣ graduate, graduation (n)

hand out

give sth to each person in a group ● Could you __________these papers, please?

quit

give up your job ● Bob _______his job because he wanted to go back to university. ✎ Syn: resign

take (a day) off

have a period of time as a break from work ● You look tired. Why don't you_________ the day ____________?

overall

including or considering everything; general ● There are a few problems, but the ___________ situation is good. ➣ overall (adv)

move on

leave your present job and start doing another one ● She was bored with her job and decided to _____________

be just around the corner

likely to happen soon; coming soon ● Summer is __________________.

be made redundant

lose your job because your employer no longer needs you ● They were made __________ when the company closed and now they are all looking for employment.

hold down

manage to keep a job ● He can't __________a job and keeps getting fired.

independent

not influenced or controlled by other people ● Paul left home at the age of twenty because he had a good job and wanted to be __________________. ➣ independence (n)

place

put sth somewhere ● He __________ the bag on the table.

dismiss

remove sb from their job, usually because they have done sth wrong ● The boss ___________ her because she was always late for work. ➣ dismissal (n) ✎ Syn: fire

apprentice

sb who works for an employer in order to learn a skill or job ● The electrician taught his ____________how to install an alarm.

assistant

sb whose job it is to help sb else ● The manager asked his ______________ to print out the report. ➣ assist (v)

interpersonal skills

the ability to create good relationships with other people ● A personnel manager needs strong ____________.

initiative

the ability to take action without waiting for sb to tell you what to do ● He took the _______ and contacted some new clients.

finance department

the part of a company that manages the company's money ● The_________________ arranged for the employees' salaries to be paid.

sick leave

time you take off work because you are ill ● When Mary caught the flu, she had to take ____________

commute

travel to work on public transport ● It takes her an hour to _______________to work on the bus. ➣ commuter (n)

out of work

unemployed ● He has been ______________for a year now and still can't find a job.

profitable

which makes money ● This product is ___________ so we hope the company makes more money this year. ➣ profit (v, n) ✎ Opp: unprofitable

motivation

willingness to do sth without needing to be forced to do it ● They aren't a bad football team but they lack the ___________ to win. ➣ motivate (v)