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Question		Answer
job-seeker start learning		job hunter
the point of start learning		to understand the importance of or the reason for something
good-natured rivalry start learning		pleasant or friendly a situation in which people, businesses, etc. compete with each other for the same thing
light-hearted response start learning		happy and not serious response
foolproof start learning		(of a plan or machine) so simple and easy to understand that it is unable to go wrong or be used wrongly
geek start learning		someone who is very interested in a particular subject and knows a lot about it
work-life balance start learning		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
gut feeling start learning		a strong belief about someone or something that cannot completely be explained and does not have to be decided by reasoning
uninhabitated start learning		An uninhabited place has no people living in it
baffle start learning		to cause someone to be completely unable to understand or explain something
extraordinary start learning		very unusual, special, unexpected, or strange
unemployed start learning		jobless
job vacancies start learning		available jobs
application form start learning		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
employment agency start learning		job center
applicant start learning		a person who formally requests something, especially a job, or to study at a college or university
references start learning		information about their character, abilities and qualifications
Human Resources start learning		people, when considered as an asset that is or can be employed and that is useful to a company, organization, etc.
recruitment start learning		employing people
screen start learning		to test or examine someone or something to discover if there is anything wrong with him, her, or it
short list start learning		chooses the most suitable people for the job
hire start learning		give a job
workforce start learning		the group of people who work in a company, industry, country, etc.
employee start learning		someone who is paid to work for someone else
staff start learning		the group of people who work for an organization
personnel start learning		the people who are employed in a company, organization, or one of the armed forces
Headhunter start learning		a person who tries to persuade someone to leave their job by offering that person another job with more pay and a higher position
executive start learning		someone in a high position, especially in business, who makes decisions and puts them into action
golden hello start learning		an extra payment that is given to someone for accepting a new job
employer start learning		a company that pays people to work for them
teleworking/telecommuting start learning		the activity of working at home, while communicating with your office by phone or email, or using the internet
full-time job start learning		something that takes a lot of your time
freelancer start learning		someone who is not employed by any one organization but does particular pieces of work for different organizations
salary start learning		a fixed regular payment made by employers, usually monthly, for professional or office work
wage start learning		money paid per hour or day or week to manual workers
perk start learning		an advantage or something extra, such as money or goods, that you are given because of your job
fringe benefit start learning		something that you get for working, in addition to your pay, that is not in the form of money
hand in a notice / hand in a resignation start learning		out of work
dismiss start learning		to decide that something or someone is not important and not worth considering
fire start learning		to remove someone from their job, either because they have done something wrong or badly, or as a way of saving the cost of employing them
sack start learning		a situation in which someone is removed from their job
lay off start learning		to stop employing someone, usually because there is no work for them to do
make redundant start learning		having lost your job because your employer no longer needs you
commission start learning		earn a percentage of the sales value of the product you sell
pension start learning		The money you get when you retire
experience in start learning		(the process of getting) knowledge or skill from doing, seeing, or feeling things
colleague start learning		one of a group of people who work together
vacancy start learning		a job that no one is doing and is therefore available for someone new to do
cover letter start learning		a letter that contains information about the thing it is sent with
a temporary contract start learning		not lasting or needed for very long contract
a trial period start learning		a test, usually over a limited period of time, to discover how effective or suitable something or someone is
permanent job start learning		lasting for a long time or for ever job
open-ended contract start learning		An open-ended activity or situation does not have a planned ending, so it may develop in several ways
fixed-term contract start learning		lasting only for a fixed period of time
get promote start learning		to raise someone to a higher or more important position or rank
challenging position start learning		difficult, in a way that tests your ability or determination
payrise start learning		an increase in the amount of money you earn for doing your job

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