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CAUTION, WORK IN PROGRESSB2, EOI CARTAGENA
Isabel Bastida
WORK• 1. What’s the difference?a) liaise with colleagues / the investor group / the Marketing Department
b) unfair dismissal / hand in one’s notice / get your foot in the door
d) a dead-end / steady / menial / blue-collar / white-collar job
e) severance payment / unemployment benefit / dole
f) follow the career ladder / choose a career path
g) a turnover of staff / staff training/ apprenticeship for staff
h) pay slip / fringe benefits / gross salary / net wage
JOB ADSExecutive Assistant to
CEOStart-up environment and growth potential 7yrs. min. exp. in admin.Proven track record5K/m U.S cit.Management and communication skills.
South San Francisco, CA 94080www.corporatevalley.com
PA to R&D ManagerFT pos. w/bens
Bachelor’s DegreeExcellent organizational
skillsType 250 wpm
Refs. req’dPay DOE 15$-20$/hour
Brooklyn, NY 11025www.acumenclinic.org
IT Consultant for HR Department
Excel. Opp.Fast-paced, challenging work
OTE, minimum 30K/yrNo experience required, pd.trng
Salford, M3L [email protected]
PT Sales Rep in Central London
Flex.hrs.Clean DMVHNC or GEDApply ASAP
Mulberry Field, L3 6MRwww. aurasupplies.com
Cristina is numerate and computer literate
Ivan is able to multi-task and has a proven track record
Ben has a can-do attitude and is able to meet deadlines
Richard is a self-starter who can work on her own initiative
Liam is an effective team player with a customer-focused approach
Which candidate...
•is good with figures?
•co-operates with colleagues?
•is good at working on his/her own?
•can finish a job on time?
•has a good rapport with clients?
•has a history of success?
•has a positive approach?
•has IT skills?
•can cope with several jobs at the same time?
WORK4. Complete the sentences with the pairs of words in the box. You may need to change the order of the words.
a) If I want to …………………., I basically just have to give my boss a week’s ………………….
b) We all get …………………. travel, which is a nice ………………….of the job.
c) When my father died, I was granted a week’s …………………., which I’m eternally …………………. for.
d) We have a …………………. at work where I can leave my daughter, which makes …………………. much easier.
e) My dad was planning to take…………………., but he basically can’t afford to live on the state ………………….
f) We’re losing so much money because of …………………. that we’ve decided to launch a bit of a …………………. and start
demanding sick notes.
g) He was sacked last year, but he took his employers to a …………………. and was awarded compensation on the grounds of
unfair ………………….
h) The government promised to …………………. the legal minimum wage, but they’re facing a lot of …………………. from business
leaders
i) We were facing swingeing …………………. across the department and in the end I just decided to take …………………. instead.
j) I’m a …………………. member, so any pay rises or whatever are always negotiated through ………………….
crèche - childcare opposition - raise perk - subsidised tribunal - dismissal quit - notice
compassionate leave – grateful voluntary redundancy – cuts early retirement – pension collective bargaining – union crackdown – absenteeism