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  • curriculum vitae (CV) / resume
    a short account of one's education, career etc
  • employee
    person employed
  • staff
    the people who work for a firm or a particular department; employees
  • notice
    advance warning of intention to resign or leave a job (usually 2 weeks notice, some people may say "I put my 2 weeks")
  • union
    an organization that represents the interests of workers
  • dismiss
    to remove or discharge from employment; to sack [colloq.]; to fire
  • prospects
    opportunity for success, chance of promotion etc
  • maternity leave
    period of absence from work (for a woman) when having a baby
  • recruit
    to look for and employ personnel or new staff
  • resign
    to give up a job
  • interview
    formal meeting in which a person applying for a job, a course, a visa etc is questioned
  • make redundant
    to dismiss because of not being needed
  • employer
    person or firm who employs people
  • bonus
    additional pay given to an employee as an incentive or reward
  • promotion
    advancement to a higher position or better-paid job
  • personnel
    the people who work for a firm
  • perk
    an extra benefit in addition to a regular salary [eg: free medical care; a car]