Work-life balance (Example – 4 day week)

• Prioritization (What is REALLY important and what can be pushed aside)

• Schedule (Establish a clear dividing line between work and personal life and do not cross it)
• Relaxing hobbies (Don't think about work or family for a while)
Job Interview
• Assess applicants on live (if he is likeable, if he has the right knowledge and attitude, etc.)
• Eliminate undesirable candidates
• Find out what interest there is in the given position (E.g. in the company).
Vocabulary Bank
CV/Resume - course of life
a short written document that lists your education and previous jobs, which you send to employers
when you are looking for a job
cover letter – motivační dopis
A cover letter is a written document commonly submitted with a job application outlining the
applicant's credentials and interest in the open position.
application, to apply for - žádost, ucházet se o
a formal, usually written, request for something such as a job, place at university, or permission
to do something
reference – odkaz, citace
a letter containing information about you that is written by someone who knows you well, and is
usually intended for a new employer
intern, internship – stáž
someone, especially a student, who works for a short time in a particular job in order to gain
experience
apprentice – učeň
someone who works for an employer for a fixed period of time in order to learn a particular skill or
job
benefits – výhody, prospěchy
money paid by a government or insurance company to people who are not able to work because of
an accident or an illness
bonus – prémie, bonus
money added to someone’s wages, especially as a reward for good work
wage – mzda
money you earn that is paid according to the number of hours, days, or weeks that you work
salary - plat
minimum wage – minimální mzda
pension – důchod, penze
an amount of money paid regularly by the government or company to someone who does not work
anymore, for example because they have reached the age when people stop working or because they
are ill
HR (human resources) – lidské zdroje
in a company, the department that deals with employing, training, and helping people
promotion – povýšení
a move to a more important job or position in a company or organization
lay off – propustit
lay somebody ↔ off to stop employing someone because there is no work for them to do
sick leave – nemocenská
time that you are allowed to spend away from work because you are sick
parental leave: maternity leave, paternity leavte – rodičovská dovolenná
time that a parent is allowed to spend away from work with his or her baby
retraining programme – rekvalifikační program
a course of instruction on a regular basis which provides an employee with marketable job skills or
enhances existing job skills to make them marketable