EMPLOYING/DISSMISSING A WORKER

 

To dismiss sb/to fire sb/to sack sb/to give sb the sack

To give sb the boot (infml)/to give sb their notice

To make cutbacks/to lay sb off/to make sb redundant/to downsize (AmE)

To turn down/to reject the candidate

 

To give up work To be out of work/to be unemployed To be jobless/to be without a job

To be on the dole

To leave/quit/resign/hand in your notice (resignation)/to get the sack/to be fired/to be dismissed/to be made redundant/to be laid off

 

To employ/to hire sb/to give sb a job/to engage sb (fml) To be on/take maternity leave

To be/take sick leave To be off sick To retire/to take early (late) retirement

To be promoted To be promoted horizontally To be self-employed

To start one’s own business To be a workaholic Moonlighting

Sideline On the side

 

APPLYING FOR A JOB

 

To apply for a job/post The letter of application To hunt for a job

To interview sb To make a positive, negative impression To be keyed up

To have/get/feel butterflies in one’s stomach To psych oneself up

An applicant/candidate A job seeker An employer

An employee Resume

 

EVALUATING JOBS, WORKS AND PROFESSIONS

 

Badly paid monotonous Bouring nerve-racking

Clerical over(under)paid Creative part-time

Cushy (infml) plum Dead end rewarding/unrewarding

Demanding secure/insecure Drudgery of a job soul-destroying

A doddle (infml) stimulating Exhausting stressful

Interesting taxing Full(part)-time tedious

Frustrating temporary Humdrum tiring

Manual tiresome Mechanical

 

A job may invole: working with people Traveling Business trips

Being good at… An ability to work fast Willingness to take risks

Waiting on people Working with your hands A job may grind sb down.

 

EVALUATING A WORKER/AN APPLICANT

 

Aspiring efficient/skilled/well-qualified Capable

Inept Dedicated versatile

To be involved in one’s work to be successful To be qualified for a job

to be a self-made man To be wrapped up in one’s work/business To climb the ladder

to do the job successfully To get on/get ahead

to get satisfaction out of one’s job To get/have the knack of/for doing sth to go from rags to riches

 

To impress sb favourably to make one’s mark to show one’s good points

To produce a favourable (disastrous) impression To rise to the top

To show oneself in a food light to be dressed right for the job To wear presentable clothes

a point in one’s favour

 

TEACHING PROFESSION

To be food at sth. To train To coach a tutor

To educate educator (AmE) To have a way with (children) instructor

To instruct lecture To lecture professor

To teach favourite/teacher’s pet