JOBS / EMPLOYMENT

Skills  explorer  psychologist

 capacity to delegate  fairness  qualifications
 communication skills  fashion designer  rat race
 computer skills  fellow workers  rate of pay
 language skills  fire service  readiness to explain things
 leadership skills  firefighter  receptionist
 management skills  flexibility  resources
 organisational skills  flurry of activity  retirement (age)
 people skills  glass-blower  rivalry
 practical skills  handicap  routine
 problem-solving skills  health service  salary
 a hotbed of idea-swapping  sales manager
Nouns  hotel and catering industry  scientific research
 ability to .  human resources manager  secretary
 accountant  information technology  sector
 administration  international mix  shift (work)
 agency  inventiveness  shortage of sth
 application for a job  job-sharing  skills base
 archaeologist  journalism  skills shortage
 architect  journalist  software engineer
 assistant  kitchen/nursery assistant  solicitor /lawyer
 balance  lab assistant  specialist
 body language  labour market  speed
 builder  lack of light/resources  staff
 call centre manager  legal services  staff morale
 candidate  leisure and sport industry  (fluorescent) strip lights
 career  letter of recommendation  summer job
 careers advisor  life coach  supervision
 catering industry  lifeguard  supply and demand
 chef  lorry driver  team
 chores  magician  technical skills
 cleaner  management tenet  telecommuting
 colleagues  mechanic  top dog (in a suit)
 commitment (to a  (high/low) morale  tour guide
job/company)  multi-tasking  training (course)
 construction  musician  unemployment
industry/business  occupation  uniform
 coping strategies  optician  vacancy
 cover letter  opportunities  volunteer
 customer services  originality  wage
 decorator  partner  weather forecaster
 dedication to sth  partnership  work
 deep-sea diver  pension  workforce
 department  perks  working mother
 door-to-door salesman  personal goal  work-related training
 dreariness  plumber  working language
 dry cleaner  police force  workstation
 a real eye-opener  police officer
 electrician  position /job Adjectives
 emergency services  premises  academic
 employee  pressure  adept at sth
 ethics  process of trial and error  airy
 expectations  promotion  ambitious
 experience  property speculator  anonymous
 expertise  articulate
 bad-tempered  non-judgemental
 big-headed  observant Verbs / Verb phrases
 bland  off-duty (hours)  accept poor working
 booming industry  open-minded conditions
 bossy  open-plan office  act on s.o.´s advice
 brash  (dis)organised  allow s.o. to shine
 burning (ambition to do sth)  overwhelming  anticipate problems
 challenging  (im)patient  appeal to s.o.
 chaotic  part-time  apply for a job
 cheerful  past experience  appreciate s.o. / sth
 claustrophobic  perfectionist  attract and retain skilled
 collaborative  permanent job workers
 committed  physically fit  attract new clients and
 (in)considerate  (im)polite innovative marketing ideas
 consistent  practical  to ban sth
 creative  privileged  bargain with s.o. over sth
 crucial  professional  be a change for the better
 daring  (un)profitable  be a hive of activity
 daunting  (highly/well) qualified  be an eye-opener to do sth
 (in)decisive  (un)reliable  be applied to sth
 demanding  reluctant to do sth  be calm under pressure
 detrimental (to sth/s.o)  reserved  be crammed with ‘new office’
 diligent  respectable furniture
 disappointing  responsible for doing sth  be unfairly dismissed from
 dynamic  rewarding their job
 easy-going  rude  be due to the lighting
 effective  scientific  be dying out
 efficient  seasonal (job)  be fired
 energetic  secure (income /job)  be fraught with danger
 enquiring mind  self-important  be a good firm to work for
 enthusiastic  self-motivated  be happy with how things
 exhausting  self-sufficient turned out
 exhaustive (investigation)  (un)sociable  be hard to come by
into sth  spacious  be held accountable for sth
 (over / under)experienced  spartan  be in dire need of
 extraordinary  stifling improvement
 fierce competition for sth  strenuous work  be in her element
 flexible  stressed (person)  be in the same company all
 your working life
full-time  stressful (job/task)
  be involved in sth
fun  strict (policy towards sth)
  be made redundant
generous  strong-willed
  be only natural to do sth
hardworking  suitable (for the job)
  be on the fringe of the art
haughty  superficial
world
 high-rise office block  talented / gifted
 be out in all weathers
 (dis)honest  talkative
 be out for oneself
 (un)imaginative  temporary
 be out of work
 incompetent staff  thorough
 be promoted
 innovative  thoughtful
 be qualified to work as a
 key staff  thoughtless
manager
 knowledgeable  time-consuming
 be responsible for sth
 labour-saving (device)  underwater (adventures)
 be retired
 legal  unemployed
 be surrounded by clutter
 manual work  unrestrained (atmosphere)
 be tied to a desk all day
 modest  well-liked
 be tranferred to a new
 moody  well-off
department/new city
 (de)motivating  well-organised
 be up to scratch
 newly-qualified  worthwhile
 be under threat
 become an editor
 benefit from a more varied
routine
 it boils down to hard work
 build profitable businesses
 carry out several tasks
 climb up the ladder
 commute to work
 complain of eye strain
 congratulate s.o. on sth
 consider the social aspect of
work
 contribute positively to sth
 cope with changing job roles
 cope with stress
 deal with people / handle
people
 deal with serious burns and
injuries
 deserve sth / deserve to be ….
 develop /get into bad habits
 devise an action-oriented
strategy to do sth
 dig at an excavation
 discuss performance
 do (sth) for a living
 do / work overtime
 do the best you can
 draw conclusions
 draw the line at sth
 drift into a job
 drop whatever you are doing
 earn a living by …ing / from
sth
 encounter a puzzled stare
 end up doing sth
 everything is planned down to
the tiniest detail
 exchange ideas
 expect too much of s.o.
 feel at ease with s.o.
 feel cared for
 focus on one thing to the
detriment of another
 focus on your true goals
 fret about sth
 fulfil an important need in sth
 get attuned to sth
 get involved with sth
 get the business / a project off
the ground
 get the chance to do sth
 get on badly/ well with s.o.
 get on with the job
 get promotion
 get things right/wrong
 get your teeth into sth
 give an accurate and fair
account of sth
 give advice/information to
s.o.
 give a good impression
 give a lecture/
presentation/speech/talk on
sth
 give s.o. a chance/an
opportunity
 give s.o. the chance/ the
opportunity to do sth
 what really gives a company
the edge is ….
 give the right/wrong
impression
 give s.o. support
 give sth a try
 give s.o. the edge over s.o.
 give up a job
 go into business with s.o.
 go into politics/teaching
 go to incredible lengths to do
sth
 gripe about sth (informal)
 handle changing job roles
 have an ability to anticipate
problems
 have an aptitude for sth
 have a career break
 have a coffee/lunch break
 have a fascination with sth
 have a flair for sth
 have a good head for
maths/figures
 have a lot of openings
 have a positive outlook on life
 have a strict policy towards
time-keeping
 have a talent/ gift / knack for
sth
 have one’s hands full
 have some days off
 have the courage to do sth
 have the edge on s.o.
 help s.o. out
 help s.o. through tricky
patches
 hold down a job
 hold up one’s end of the
bargain
 hold your own
 identify a specific goal
 identify your target market
 impinge on s.o.’s life
 impress clients
 improve productivity
 instil values of hard work
 involve helping people
 it’s all front
 keep my boss informed
 know where you stand with
s.o.
 lack confidence in her staff
 lack formal training
 look after number one
 look forward to doing sth
 look on the bright side
 lose the respect of her
colleagues
 make a (valuable)
contribution to sth
 make a difference to sth / s.o.
 make an impression on s.o.
 make a living out of sth/doing
sth
 make money …ing sth
 make a profit
 make a recommendation
concerning sth /s.o.
 make a valuable contribution
to society as a whole
 make the necessary changes
to sth
 make contacts
 make decisions
 make money
 make oneself understood
 make s.o’s blood boil
 make the right choice
 make up my mind to be a
doctor
 meet deadlines
 move on
 object to doing sth
 pay attention to detail
 perform a new trick
 perform in aid of sth
 play an important role in sth
 point out your strengths
 pose problems for s.o.
 plough through
reports/emails
 prepare a report on sth /s.o.
 prioritise your workload
 provide quality of life
 pull sth off against the odds
 put a lot of pressure on
s.o./sth
 put in glowing comments
about s.o.
 put off sth / put off doing sth
 put sth/s.o. to the test
 put s.o’s life at risk
 raise productivity
 reach your full potential
 read up on sth
 receive feedback from clients
 recruit staff
 reflect your personality
 relocate to the countryside
 rely on s.o. to do sth
 retire
 resign fom a job
 respect your fellow workers
and colleagues
 run around
 run for parliament
 run the business single-
handed
 run my own business / run
courses
 run out of patience
 run round in circles
 run through details
 run up against a problem
 run yourself into the ground
 save someone’s life
 save money
 see a great change in company
attitudes to sth
 see problems from a variety of
angles
 see the wood for the trees
 sell yourself
 set boundaries
 set foot in a place
 set up a company / business
 settle down into a job
 settle on sth
 show calmness under
pressure
 show kindness to children
 sort out child care
 spend time answering the
phone
 stab s.o. in the back
 stand in for s.o.
 start up a career in ….
 stave off redundancy
 struggle to do sth
 suffer from eye strain
 supervise staff
 sweep all their objections
aside
 take a sabbatical
 take account of sth
 take early retirement
 take on (a position as a
nurse)
 take time off work (for sth/to
do sth)
 take sth into consideration
 take s.o. to court
 take up teaching as a career
 take over (someone’s job / a
business)
 take risks
 talk over ideas
 there’s a lot at stake
 think for yourself
 train as a ….
 train high-level staff
 trigger a musical career
 turn a blind eye to sth
 turn a job down
 turn s.o. down
 turn to s.o. for help
 undergo a rigorous training
programme
 upgrade your skills
 wind people up
 work as a civil servant
 work behind the scenes
 work from home
 work full time
 work in teams / work as part
of a team
 work independently
 work on your own
 work out how to do sth
 work part time
 work shifts
 work under pressure
 work unsocial hours
 work with all kinds of people
 work with completely
different people
 write a detailed report on
sth/s.o.
 write sth down