Storytelling and Job Search

Learn and practise essential language and strategies used in the different stages of applying for a job.

Descriptors

1. Job application tips, advertisements and descriptions

Read job application tips, analyse job descriptions and advertisements, and learn useful language.

2. Job types and describing your background

Practise describing work positions and your background.

Speaking Tutorial 1

3. Writing CV and job application email

Study useful language, and practise organising and writing a résumé cover letter.

Writing Tutorial 1

4. Interview questions and answers

Study interview strategies and practise answering interview questions.

Writing Tutorial 2

5. Storytelling for job interviews

Study how to be proactive during and after an interview.

Speaking Tutorial 2

6. During and after the interview

Focus on job advertisements and practise language of requirements and responsibilities.

Final test

Check what you have learnt.

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Wordlist

aid

aid (n)

material help for people in need

approach

approach (n)

way of doing something or of analysing a situation

assess

assess (v)

to evaluate, to measure how effective something is

attribute

attribute (n)

quality, characteristic

award-winning

award-winning (exp)

that has won prizes

awareness

awareness (n)

understanding and experience, knowledge that something exists

budget

budget (n)

an estimation of how much money an organisation or person will earn and how much they will be able to spend

deal_with

deal with (exp)

to take action in response to a situation

disease

disease (n)

illness, sickness, state of not being healthy

dispense

dispense (v)

to give out to people

delve

delve (v)

discuss more deeply a concept or experience

enhance

enhance (v)

to improve, to make better

enquire

enquire (v)

to ask for information

equipment

equipment (n)

tools, special clothing or machines to do a specific job

embellished

embellished (adj)

made to sound better or more impressive that it really is

fauna

fauna (n)

indigenous animals

fill_in

fill in (exp)

to complete, to write in all the necessary details and information

first_aid

first aid (n)

first treatment you give to someone who is ill or has had an accident

fit

fit (v)

to match, to correspond to

flora

flora (n)

indigenous plants

firm

firm (n)

a private office offering a professional service, such as a legal or creative service

hand_in

hand in (exp)

to give or submit

highlight

highlight (v)

to emphasise, to make obvious

hire

hire (v)

to choose an employee for a position in the company

ICT

ICT (n)

abbreviation for information and communication technologies

involve

involve (v)

to entail, to imply or to mean

infographic

infographic (n)

a picture or diagram showing or explaining information

outcome

outcome (n)

the result or effect of an action or situation

keep

keep (v)

to maintain

label

label (v)

to put a label or ticket on something to identify it

maintenance

maintenance (n)

work to keep a thing or place in good condition

overlook

overlook (v)

to not see, to not notice

passenger

passenger (n)

a person who is travelling on a plane or other form of transport

patrol

patrol (v)

to move around an area to make sure there is no trouble or danger

press

press (n)

newspapers, magazines and other news media

pride

pride (v)

to be proud of

provide

provide (v)

to give, to make available

public_works

public works (n)

work done by government agencies

purchase

purchase (n)

buying

quote

quote (n)

a written calculation or prediction of what a service will cost

range

range (n)

variety, selection

record

record (n)

printed or digital document with data or information

recruit

recruit (v)

to find new employees for a company

release

(press) release (n)

the details of an event, distributed to the press to publish

resource

resource (n)

something useful or valuable

sanitary

sanitary (adj)

relating to health and hygiene

slogan

slogan (n)

short phrase to promote an idea or a product

staff

staff (n)

employees, the people who work in a company

succinctly

succinctly (adv)

saying something clearly and without unnecessary words

stock

stock (n)

a supply or collection of things to use or to sell

setback

setback (n)

something that happens that delays or prevents a process from developing

target

target (n)

objective, group that a company focuses on

treatment

treatment (n)

action taken to help a sick person or animal to become healthy

typo

typo (n)

a spelling or typing mistake

up-to-date

up-to-date (adj)

in touch, aware of the latest information

wish

wish (v)

to desire, to want