I tried negotiating a better salary, but _____ no avail.

I always say if you’re struggling to get ahead and want to do more in life than simply work for ____________ every day from 9-5, sign up for a vocational course of study.

The part of the computer system that holds confidential data is accessed _____ means of a series of passwords.

I’m totally snowed _____, but I still try to find the time to get a bit of exercise every day; otherwise I’d go crazy.

____________ (RESOURCEFUL) is also an advantage: that’s the skill of coming up with ____________ (CREATE) and sometimes unconventional solutions.

The company hired an external employment agency to __ three new managers.

Unfortunately, _____________ (use) the Internet at work for social purposes is very common nowadays.

I think _____ the long run I’m going to like this job better than my previous one.

On _____________ (tell) the news, she phoned her husband.

I am concerned about ______________________ (he / work) so hard. He might damage his health.

While it’s not true that belief in yourself makes everything possible – if you’re not ____________ (MUSIC), no amount of faith will make you a concert pianist - it can certainly help you

It is an invaluable way to gain insight ____________ what’s happening in a specific field and may, by virtue of the fact that you are doing sth to enhance your career, be seen in the long run by future employers as a  good sign

First, it’s good to enter life with a certain amount of ____________ (SELF-ASSURED).