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.
Feedback
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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