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Applying for a job

Applying for a job

Date: Oct 04 2007

Topic: Business English

Author: rhyme_reason

Lesson

If there is 'a vacancy', there is a job available because a new post has been created or a person has left.

  • Larry's move to London has created a vacancy in Marketing if you are interested.
  • We don’t have any vacancies at the moment but we will keep your CV on file.

When a post becomes vacant, the company 'advertises the post' in the press.

  • Although the post was advertised last month, we promoted someone internally.
  • We advertised the post in the national press last week and have received lots of applications.

If you 'apply for a job', you send in a CV or letter because you want the job.

  • Ten people have applied for the job just from advertising it internally.
  • I've applied for that job in Glasgow even though I don’t really have enough experience.

When you want a new job, you send 'letters of application' to the company concerned.

  • I've written letters of application for four different jobs but had no reply yet.
  • We have received letters of application from a wide range of candidates.

The candidates who apply for the job are also known as the 'applicants'.

  • The number of applicants is very high. There are a lot of people with the right qualifications and experience.
  • We do a pre-selection of the applicants based on their previous experience.

A company can use a 'recruitment agency' to fill their vacancies

  • We use a recruitment agency to advertise the post and do a pre-selection.
  • There are several recruitment agencies who specialize in our sector so we can find highly qualified candidates quickly.

A 'job description' details all the duties, responsibilities and personal qualities necessary for a specific job.

  • We have written new job descriptions for all the jobs in our department.
  • I don't think making the coffee is in my job description!

Your 'qualifications' are your academic or professional diplomas.

  • For a post at this level, we consider experience to be more important than academic qualifications.
  • For this post, we give full training. The only qualification necessary is a high school diploma.

'Experience' is the knowledge acquired through time already spent in work, in different jobs.

  • I have a lot of experience managing a small team and would now like to manage a bigger one.
  • The best candidates are those who have previous experience in the food industry.

'Salary and benefits' are what you are paid and the extras you receive in return for the work you do.

  • Although the starting salary is not very high, the benefits include health insurance.
  • We pay very competitive salaries and provide some of the best benefits in the sector.

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Xudong.Ye

Xudong.Ye

China

Thank you! 

01:15 PM Apr 21 2008 |

hemantacharya

India

Thanx. very important lesson. thanx again

10:02 AM Apr 21 2008 |

shahzadqamar

Pakistan

That's great

08:56 AM Apr 21 2008 |

aloosh

aloosh

Saudi Arabia

This is want i'm looking for. thanks

 

11:39 AM Apr 04 2008 |

loly lonzayes

Argentina

I really liked the lesson, not only for the definition of the different words, but fot the collocations and examples. It was really good!! Thanks a lot.

 

07:41 PM Apr 01 2008 |

chs

Turkey

hi all Cool

10:57 PM Mar 23 2008 |

oress2008

Cyprus

how do you write a cv in english

 

07:42 PM Mar 23 2008 |

iliko

iliko

Azerbaijan

Thank you very much.That became very useful for me

09:06 AM Mar 22 2008 |

mohamed moustafa

Egypt

tanks fo this informations

12:59 PM Mar 21 2008 |

sanae007

Morocco

thank u i wish i find someone who tell me how to write a cv in english and letter of application if anyone knows how let me know plz thnk u

12:20 AM Mar 17 2008 |

oress2008

Cyprus

not so bad

12:06 PM Mar 11 2008 |

Jajani

Jajani

Sri Lanka

Smile An extremely nice post.Also very informative.Thank you rhyme_reason .

03:08 PM Mar 05 2008 |

adwendwen

adwendwen

Ghana

You gut=ys are great are and I am very happy for. This is a masterpiece. Congratulations.

 

11:46 AM Mar 05 2008 |

taoufiknet

taoufiknet

Morocco

thanks a lot for your precious information

09:01 PM Mar 04 2008 |

chihabe

chihabe

Algeria

thanks

10:40 PM Feb 24 2008 |

Tarantulla

Tarantulla

Russian Federation

Thank you for a lot of new, useful and interesting information about job

06:49 AM Feb 24 2008 |

bkaplar

bkaplar

Hungary

Thank you…

It's very useful.  

03:30 PM Feb 21 2008 |

mohgadal

Sudan

thank you alot..

11:58 AM Feb 21 2008 |

Dekler

Dekler

Kazakhstan

Base words are all here)

thanks for reminder.

 

05:57 AM Feb 12 2008 |

Green Alice

Russian Federation

That’s exactly what I needed! Thank you!

04:53 PM Jan 27 2008 |

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