Vocabulary
Unit 1: work and jobs
A) What do you do?
Work for I work for a car maker. Werken voor
Work on I work on car design. Werken aan
Run I run the design department. Leiden
Manage I manage a team of designers. Besturen
Work under 20 people work under me. Werken onder
Responsibilities One of my responsibilities is to Verantwoordelijkheid
make sure that new model
designs are finished on time.
In charge of I’m also in charge of design Verantwoordelijk voor
budgets.
Deal with I deal with a lot of different Omgaan met
people.
Responsible for I’m responsible for coordination. Verantwoordelijk voor
Work with I work with managers. Werken met
B) Word combination with ‘work’
In work The economy is growing fast and Have a job, aan het werk
more people are in work.
Out of work The percentage of people out of Without a job, werkloos
work has fallen to its lowest level
for 30 years.
For work I leave for work at 7.30. Voor werk
Get to/ arrive at I get to/ arrive at work at about Ga naar / kom aan
9.
At work I’m usually at work till 6. Op het werk
Time off work Luckily, I don’t get ill very much, Vrijaf
so I don’t often take time off
work.
C) Types of job and types of work
Full-time job A full-time job is one for the Voltijdse job
whole of the normal working
week.
Part-time job A part-time job is for less time Deeltijdse baan
than that.
Permanent job A permanent job does not finish Vaste baan
after a fixed period.
Temporary job A temporary job finishes after a Tijdelijke baan
fixes period.
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,Unit 2: ways of working
A) Working hours
Office worker I’m an office worker in an Kantoormedewerker
insurance company.
Nine-to-five It’s a nine-to-five job with regular 9 tot 5
working hours.
Working hours It’s a nine-to-five job with regular Werkuren
working hours.
Swipe card I need my swipe card to get into Toegangskaart
the office.
Flexitime There’s a system of flexitime in Flexibele werktijden
my company.
Shifts I work in shifts. Diensten, verschuivingen
Clock on I have to clock on and clock off at Inklokken, inbadgen
the beginning and end of every
shift.
Clock off I have to clock on and clock off at Uitklokken, uitbadgen
the beginning and end of every
shift.
Day shift I may be on the day shift one Dagploeg
week and the night shift the next
week.
Night shift I may be on the day shift one Nachtploeg
week and the night shift the next
week.
Overtime When the company is selling lots Overuren, overwerk
of cars, they ask us to work
overtime. (= more hours than
usual for more money)
Commute Unlike most other people in my Reizen tussen, pendelen
department who commute to
work every day. (= go to the
workplace)
Work from home I work from home. Werken vanuit huis
Commuters I work from home and avoid the Pendelaars
long journeys that some
commuters experience every
day.
Teleworking That’s the benefit of teleworking Werken op afstand
or telecommuting. (= working
from home and using the
computer)
Telecommuting That’s the benefit of teleworking Working from home and using
or telecommuting. (= phone to the computer and phone to
communicate with other people) communicate with other people.
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,B) Nice work if you can get it
Satisfying, stimulating, fascinating, exciting The work is interesting and gives you positive
feelings
Dull, boring, uninteresting, unstimulating The work is not interesting
Repetitive, routine The work involves doing the same things again and
again
Tiring, tough, hard, demanding The work is difficult and makes you tired
C) Nature of work
My work involves + noun
human contact
long hours
teamwork
I like / dislike / prefer / enjoy + -ing
working with figures
dealing with costumers
solving problems
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, Unit 3: Recruitment and selection
A) Recruitment
Recruitment / hiring (AmE) The process of finding people for Aanwerving
particular jobs is recruitment.
Employs / hires The company employs or hires
them, and they join the
company.
Recruiters / Recruitment Use outside recruiters, Uitzendbureau’s
agencies / employment agencies recruitment agencies or
employment agencies.
Headhunters Outside specialists called Outside specialists, used to find
headhunters mat be used to find people for very important jobs
people for very important jobs.
B) Applying for a job
Situations vacant He looked in the situation vacant A page in the newspapers with
pages of his local newspaper, jobs
where a local supermarket was
advertising for a new
accountant’s position.
He applied for … He applied for the job. Hij heeft gesolliciteerd voor …
Application form He applied for the job by Aanvraagformulier
completing an application form
and sending it in.
Jobs website He looked at jobs with different Vacaturewebsite
engineering companies on a jobs
website.
CV (Curriculum Vitae) He sends a CV. A document describing your
education, qualifications and
previous jobs, you send to a
prospective employer.
Covering letter He sends a covering letter. Explaining why he wanted the
job and why he was the right
person for it.
C) Selection procedures
- Background of applicants, their experience, qualifications
- Invite candidate to a group discussion
- Individual interview
- Psychometric tests (to assess their intelligence and personality)
- Shortlist (3/4 candidates)
- References by writing to their referees = previous employers
- Offer the job, if they turn it down then thin again. If the accept them, we hire them.
Selection process The selection process, the Selectieproces
methods that the company uses
to recruit people.
Backgrounds of applicants Achtergronden vd aanvragers
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