Vocabulary in use
Unit1: work and jobs
English Explanation Translation
What do you do? Asking what someone’s Welk beroep beoefent u?
job is.
I work on… / I work for Ik werk in … / ik werk
… / I manage … / I work voor … / ik bestuur … / ik
under … werk onder …
A responsibility The state or fact of Een verantwoordelijkheid
having a duty to deal with
something or of having
control over someone.
To be in charge of De baas zijn over iemand/
een bedrijf
To deal with Kunnen omgaan met …
Work The place where you work Werk
or “to have a job”
To be in work Having a job Hebben een job
To be out of a job To no longer have a job Werkloos zijn
A full-time job / to work A job which you work Een fulltime job
full-time from 9 to 5, 5 days a
week
A part-time job / to work A job for which you do not Een parttime job
part-time work 5days a week from
9 to 5
A temporary job A job you do not want to Een tijdelijke job
work longtime, a job while
looking for a better one…
A permanent job / A job you want to work for Een permanente job
permanent work a long time, maybe the
rest of your life
Unit2: ways of working
English Explanation Translation
An office worker To work in an office Een kantoor job hebben
A nine-to-five job A job which starts at 9AM Een nine-to-five job
and last until 5PM
A swipe card A sort of keycard used to Een badge
enter an office building or
a specific part of a
building
To clock in/out Use a badge or card to Aan en afmelden wanneer
check in/out at work so je aankomt en vertrekt op
the employer knows you je werk
, arrive and leave on time
(UK) flexitime A system of working a set Flexibele werkuren
(USA) Flextime number of hours with the
starting and finishing
times chosen within
agreed limits by the
employee.
To work in shift In shiften werken
The day shift / the night To work a specific part of De dag shift / de
shift the day, this can change nachtshift
every so often depending
on the job
To work overtime To work more hours a day Overuren werken
than stated in the
contract
To commute You travel from home to pendelen
work every morning and
back in every evening
To work from home When the job doesn’t Van thuis uit werken
require you to be in the
office you can stay at
home and do your work
teleworking The practice of working Thuiswerken / telewerken
from home, making use of
the Internet, email, and
the telephone
Satisfying Giving fulfilment or the Voldoening gevend
pleasure associated with
this
Stimulating Encouraging or arousing Stimulerend
interest or enthusiasm
Fascinating Extremely interesting Fascinerend
Exciting Causing great enthusiasm Spannend / opwindend
and eagerness
Dull Lacking interest or Saai /vervelend
excitement
boring Not interesting/ tedious. Saai
Uninteresting Not arousing curiosity or Oninteressant
interest
Unstimulating Not arousing interest or Niet stimulerend
enthusiasm
Repetitive Containing or Repetitief
characterized by
repetition, especially
when unnecessary or
tiresome
Routine A sequence of actions Routineus
, regularly followed
Tiring Causing one to need rest Vermoeiend
or sleep/ fatiguing
Tough Difficult and requiring Zwaar
determination or effort
Hard Requiring a great deal of Zwaar / moeilijk
endurance or effort
Demanding requiring much skill or Veel eisend
effort
To like Iets leuk vinden
To dislike Iets niet leuk vinden
To prefer Iets verkiezen
To enjoy Ergens van genieten
Unit3: recruitment and selection
English Explanation translation
Recruitment The action of finding new Werving / recrutering
people to join an
organization
To hire Employ (someone) for Aannemen / in dienst
wages nemen
To employ Give work to (someone) Werkgeven / in dienst
and pay them for it nemen
The situations vacant Lists of jobs offered (or De zoekertjes /
sought), especially in a jobaanbiedingen
newspaper
An employment agency A business that finds Een uitzendbureau
employers or employees
for those seeking them
A headhunter A person who identifies iemand die als beroep
and approaches suitable mensen zoekt voor hoge
candidates employed functies
elsewhere to fill business
positions
To apply for Put oneself forward Solliciteren voor / een
formally as a candidate aanvraag indienen voor
for a jo
An application form A form which must be een aanmeldformulier /
completed in order to een inschrijvingsformulier
apply for something / een sollicitatieformulier
A job website Een site waarop jobs
worden aangeboden
To make an application Een aanvraag doen / een
sollicitatiegesprek
aanvragen / …
(UK) A CV (curriculum A brief account of a Een Cv
, vitae) person's education,
(USA) a resumé / resume qualifications, and
previous occupations,
typically sent with a job
application
(UK) A covering letter A letter sent with, and Een sollicitatie brief
(USA) A cover letter explaining the contents
of, another document or a
parcel of goods
The selection process The prodecude a Het selectie proces
company uses to select
the best applicant for a
job/vacancy
The background ( of the A person's education, De achtergrond
applicant) experience, and social
circumstances
The experience The knowledge or skill De ervaring (context:
acquired by a period of vorige jobs)
practical experience of
something, especially
that gained in a particular
profession
A qualification A pass of an examination Een kwalificatie
or an official completion
of a course, especially
one conferring status as a
recognized practitioner of
a profession or activity
(UK) the internet Het internet
(USA) the Internet
A candidate A person who applies for Een kandidaat
a job
A group discussion A conversation or debate Een groepsdiscussie
about a specific topic
An interview A meeting of people face Een interview
to face, especially for
consultation
A psychometric test A test designed to provide Een persoonlijkheidstest
a quantitative analysis of
a person's mental
capacities or personality
traits
To shortlist To select a limited Een beperkte selectie
amount of applicants and grondig vergelijken
to do a close comparison
between them
The references A letter from a previous Een brief van vorige
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