job (noun)

  • 21job — noun WORK 1 (C) the regular paid work that you do for an employer: get/find a job (as sth): Eventually, Mary got a job as a waitress. | take a job (=accept a job that is offered to you): I was so desperate that I took the first job that came… …

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  • 22job club — or Jobˈclub noun An association directed towards helping the jobless to find employment for themselves through learning and using the required skills, motivation, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑job * * * job club UK US noun [countable] [singular job club …

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  • 23job lock — ˈjob lock noun [uncountable] HUMAN RESOURCES a situation in which someone feels that they cannot leave their job, especially because they would lose their health insurance * * * job lock UK US noun [U] US HR ► a situation in which people stay in… …

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  • 24job specification — ˈjob specifiˌcation noun [countable] another name for job description * * * job specification UK US noun [C] ► HR JOB PROFILE(Cf. ↑job profile) …

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  • 25job seeker — UK US noun [countable] [singular job seeker plural jobseekers] british formal someone who is looking for a job This word is used mainly by government officials . Thesaurus: unemployment and unemployed …

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  • 26job-sharing — UK [ˈdʒɒb ˌʃeərɪŋ] US [ˈdʒɑb ˌʃerɪŋ] noun [uncountable] a system in which two people share the work from a single job, so that each one works for part of the day or week Thesaurus: general words relating to jobs and workhypernym types of job or… …

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  • 27job-hopping — ˈjob ˌhopping noun [uncountable] HUMAN RESOURCES when someone changes their job very often: • Executive job hopping is very common in the US, but rare in Japan. job hopper noun [countable] …

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  • 28job satisfaction — UK US noun [uncountable] the feeling that you have when you enjoy your job Thesaurus: happinesssynonym * * * ˌjob satisˈfaction 8 [job satisfaction] noun …

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  • 29job description — noun description of the responsibilities associated with a given job • Hypernyms: ↑description, ↑verbal description * * * ˈjob description [job description] noun a written description of the exact work and responsibilities of a job …

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  • 30job rejection — UK US noun HR ► [C] a letter that tells you that you have not been accepted for a job: »If you keep getting job rejections, you may want to look at how you present yourself at interviews. ► [C] a letter or email that you write to refuse the offer …

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