Слайд 1Character reference
a statement of a person's good qualities, written by someone who knows
the person well, that is sent to a future employer
It’s great to have an impressive
CV but even better to have a good character reference.’
Слайд 2Portfolio career
the fact of having several part-time jobs at once, rather than one full-time job:
A portfolio career is suitable for people who want to have a variety in their work life.
the fact of having a series of jobs,
each for a shorttime, rather than one job for a long time:
In order to pursue a portfolio career, you must be willing to risk personal change.
Слайд 3To anoint for a job
formal to choose someone to do a particular job, usually
by a person in authority:
It remains to be seen whom the chairman will anoint as his successor.
ANOINTED
He is generally
believed to be the anointed successor!
Anointment
Слайд 4APPLICANT
A person who formally requests a job
How many applicants did
you have for the job?
Слайд 5TO APPOINT
To choose someone officially for a job
We have appointed
three new teachers this year
The truth is that they appoint no more
than a token number of women to managerial jobs.
managerial
adjective
UK /ˌmæn.əˈdʒɪə.ri.əl/ US /ˌmæn.əˈdʒɪr.i.əl/
managerial responsibilities/decisions/skills
Слайд 6Appointee
Someone who has been chosen officially for a job
or responsibility
A government appointee
Слайд 7HANDPICKED
Someone who is handpicked has been carefully chosen for a special job or purpose:
a handpicked audience
Слайд 8HEADHUNT
To persuade someone to leave their job by offering that
person another job with more pay and a higher position
She was headhunted by a rival firm
Слайд 9HIRING
The office has completely changed in the past few weeks because there have been so many hirings and firings (=
a lot of new people have been employed and a lot of others have lost their jobs).
Слайд 10INTAKE
the number of people that are accepted at a particular time by an organization, especially a college or university:
The college has increased its intake of students by 50 percent this year.
Слайд 11PROSPECTS
The possibility of being successful at work
To improve
her career prospects
Prospects of employment
Слайд 12SCOUT/ TALENT SCOUT
A person employed to look for people
with particular skills
Manchester United's chief scout spotted him when he was playing for his school team.
Слайд 13To retain
to keep or continue to have something, especially a position or money, or control of something:
Salespeople have developed novel ways to use the Web to reach or retain customers.
You retain
the right to take legal action if you do not accept his decision.
retain control/ownership/possession The group will retain control of the business.
retain a stake/an
interest The family retains a minority stake in the company.
retain your job/post Atkinson retained his post in the enlarged banking group.
HR to continue to employ people in a company or organization:
retain staff/talent/employees We will retain all of the employees currently employed at the plant.
Companies will achieve a competitive advantage by attracting and retaining the best talent.
Recruiting and retaining good staff will be among his top priorities.
Слайд 14REFEREE
a person or organization that helps to find a fair answer to a disagreement:
A judge is acting as referee in the pay dispute between the trade union and management.
Слайд 15PATRONIDGE
the support given to an organization by someone:
The charity enjoys the patronage of many prominent local business people.
mainly disapproving the power of a person to give
someone an important job or position:
Patronage is a potent force if used politically.
Слайд 16ASSIGN sb to sth
C2 to choose someone to do
a particular job
Which police officer has been assigned to this case?
Слайд 17To step into sth
If you step into a new job,
you get it very easily
He just stepped straight into a job as soon as he left college.
Слайд 18Subcontract
to subcontract sth out to sb
To pay someone else
to do a part of a job
If it is
a large contract, the consultant may subcontract parts of it.
Another organization provides IT services to the school though a subcontract.
Слайд 19To take sb on
To employ someone
She was taken on as a laboratory assistant.
Слайд 20TENDER
If you tender for a job, you make a
formal offer to do it for a stated price
Five companies have tendered for the hospital
contract
Слайд 21BIODATA
details about someone's life, job, and achievements
Passports that were issued prior to this date
continue to remain valid until the date of expiry as
stated on the biodata page.
Biodata is... factual kinds of questions about life and work experiences, as well as to items involving opinions, values, beliefs, and attitudes that reflect a historical perspective.
Слайд 22CO-OPT
To use someone else’s ideas
Rock and roll music was largely co-opted from the blues.
Слайд 23BACKFILL
to replace workers after jobs have been made available:
Chrysler says it intends to backfill jobs vacated by the buyouts.
Слайд 24JOB CREATION
the process of providing new jobs, especially for people who are unemployed:
the government's job creation strategy
Слайд 25Just the man/woman for the job
a man/woman who has all
the skills for a particular piece of work:
We need someone who has experience in marketing and teaching, and I think Alex is just
the woman for the job.
Слайд 26DRAFT
To write down a document for the first time,
including the main points but not all details
Draft a proposal for
the project and we can discuss it at the meeting.
Слайд 27To learn the ropes
To know the ropes
If you know the
ropes you know how to do a job
Слайд 28Walk into sth
If you walk in to a job
you get a job very easily
She walked straight into a well-paid job after graduating from university.
Слайд 29SITUATIONS VACANT
the part of a newspaper in which jobs are listed
The name of the pages in a newspaper, on a website, etc. with job
advertisements:
He turned to the Situations Vacant page at the back.
Слайд 30THE MILK ROUND
informal
the series of visits made at a particular time of the year by large companies to colleges and universities to discuss giving jobs to
students after they have finished their education
Слайд 31OVERSTAFFED
OVERMANNED having more employees than needed
Слайд 32PURSUE
To be very hard to persuade someone to accept
a job
The company has been pursuing Holton for some time, but so far he has rejected all their offers.
Слайд 33ON BOARD
as part of a group or team, especially for a special purpose:
Let's bring Rob on board for the Saudi deal -
he's the expert.
Слайд 34Reinstate
to give someone back their previous job or position, or to cause something to exist again:
A month after being unfairly dismissed,
he was reinstated in his job.
The Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty in 1976.
Слайд 35Reapply
reapply
reapply verb (ASK)
[to officially ask again for something, for example for yourself to be considered for a job, especially by
writing or sending in a form:
Mr Gubbay said yesterday that he will not be reapplying for the job.
Слайд 36Take sth up
To start doing a particular job
He's
taken up the position of supervisor.
Слайд 37TESTIMONIAL
formal or old-fashioned a formal written description of someone's character and qualities given by a previous employer
Слайд 38why keep a dog and bark yourself?
said when you want to know why someone
would do something himself or herself when that person already pays someone else to do it
Слайд 39SHORTLIST
a list of people who have been judged the most suitable for a job or prize, made from a longer list of people originally considered, and from
which one personwill be chosen:
We've drawn up (= decided) a shortlist for the job.
She's on the shortlist for a first novel prize.
Слайд 40SET sb UP
to establish someone or yourself in a business or position:
After he left college, his father set him
up in the family business.
She set herself up as an interior designer.