job (noun)

  • 41job hunting — UK US noun [U] (also job hunt [C]) ► HR the activity of trying to find a job: »If you would like to know more about successful job hunting, ask for the leaflet Get that Job . »As part of her job hunt, she attended a networking event. »job hunting …

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  • 42job offer — UK US noun [C] ► HR an offer from an employer to give you a job: make (sb) a job offer »Under the terms of the Act, an employer can only ask about a candidate s disability after a job offer has been made. »accept/turn down a job offer withdraw a… …

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  • 43job application — ➔ application * * * job application UK US noun [C] HR ► a letter or form containing details of your qualifications, skills, experience, etc. that you send to an organization when you are applying for a job with them: »The bank received over 2,000 …

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  • 44job centre — ➔ centre * * * job centre UK US noun [C] UK GOVERNMENT ► a place in the UK, provided by the government, where people who are looking for work can look at job advertisements and get advice: »Employers seeking workers should send details to their… …

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  • 45job loss — ➔ loss * * * job loss UK US noun [C or U] HR, ECONOMICS ► a situation in which people lose their jobs: »Mounting job loss is having a noticeable effect on consumer spending. »The centre will be a resource for people who need advice and financial… …

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  • 46job lot — ➔ lot * * * job lot UK US noun [C] UK INFORMAL ► COMMERCE a collection of several things which are bought or sold as a group, usually at a cheap price: a job lot of sth »He bought a job lot of computers at a bargain price. ► FINANCE, STOCK MARKET …

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  • 47job shop — ➔ shop1 * * * job shop UK US noun [C] ► PRODUCTION a small business that makes a single product or a small number of a product for one customer at a time: »People who work in job shops are generally multi skilled because the work requires it. ►… …

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  • 48job expectations — UK US noun [plural] HR ► the things you want from a job such as responsibility, satisfaction, and good pay: »raise/lower your job expectations ► the things an employer expects from someone doing a job which are usually listed as part of a job… …

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  • 49job interview — UK US noun [C] HR ► a meeting in which an employer asks the person applying for a job questions to see whether they would be the right person to do that job: go for/attend/conduct a job interview »He d been for several job interviews but hadn t… …

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  • 50job proposal — UK US noun [C] ► HR a letter in which you write to a company, explaining how your skills, experience, etc. could help the company, and asking them to give you a job: »Send a job proposal with your résumé, suggesting how you would improve company… …

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