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Working lives

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  • Explain "full-time"
    done for the whole of a working week
  • useful, important, or good enough to be a suitable reward for the money or time spent or the effort made
    worthwhile
  • difficult, in a way that tests your ability or determination
    challenging
  • something very good and difficult that you have succeeded in doing
    achievement
  • a letter that you write to a company when you are applying for a job
    letter of application
  • What is 'rewarding'?
    making you feel satisfied that you have done something important or useful
  • the possibility that something good might happen in the future
    prospect
  • Explain the term "CV"
    a short written description of your education, qualifications, previous jobs, and sometimes also your personal interests, that you send to an employer when you
  • not lasting or needed for very long
    temporary
  • a particular amount of money that is paid, usually every week, to an employee
    wage
  • What is "work-life balance"?
    the amount of time you spend doing your job compared with the amount of time you spend with your family and doing things you enjoy
  • free from risk and the threat of change for the worse
    secure
  • a meeting in which someone asks you questions to see if you are suitable for a job or course
    interview
  • a fixed amount of money agreed every year as pay for an employee, usually paid directly into his or her bank account every month
    salary
  • making you feel worried and nervous
    stressful
  • Who is a "candidate"?
    a person who is competing to get a job
  • What is "permanent"?
    lasting for a long time or for ever
  • If you work part-time or do part- time work, you work for only some of the day or the week
    part-time
  • What does 'status' mean?
    an accepted or official position, especially in a social group
  • a form that you complete in order to apply for a job, a place on a course, etc. or to get something such as a loan or a licence
    application form
  • earning or paying a lot of money
    well-paid