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A job is a regular and official activity that you do, and receive money (a salary) for your activity. It
is also called a profession or an occupation. You can have a full-time job (40 hours per week)
or a part-time job (around 25 hours per week).
When someone is looking for a job, this is sometimes called the “job hunt” or “job search.” If
you have a friend who’s looking for a job, you can ask them, “How’s the job hunt going?”
To find a job, you can check the job listings online or in the newspaper – these are small
advertisements about job openings (job opportunities). The process of trying to get a specific job
– when you send your resume or CV to a company – is called applying for a job.
If the company offers you the job and you say “yes,” then you have gotten the job!
Right after graduating from college, I worked two jobs so that I could pay off my student loans
faster.
Terry has had seven jobs in the past five years.
WORK (NOUN AND VERB)
The word work is more general than “job” – whereas “job” is a specific occupation/profession,
“work” refers to general efforts and activities done to accomplish a goal. “Work” can be done
both inside an official job and outside a job!
The word work also refers to the context of your place of employment – so we can say: