My future profession

TOPICAL VOCABULARY

Career карьера, занятие, профессия

She began her career as a teacher.

Job служба; место работы (фирма, организация) ; должность

She was working at two jobs.

Thousands have lost their jobs.

Occupation занятие; род занятий, профессия

She is a waitress by occupation.

Profession род занятий, профессия; сфера деятельности

She's a lawyer by profession.

Trade занятие, ремесло, профессия

He learnt his trade as a diver in the North Sea.

Vocation профессия

Her vocation is her work as an actress.

Employment служба; занятие; работа (по найму); занятость

She was unable to find employment.

Work работа; труд; занятие; дело

They quit work at one o'clock.

Fewer and fewer people are in work.

Earnings заработанные деньги, заработок

Average weekly earnings rose by 1.5% in July.

Pay жалованье, заработная плата

We were offered 13 weeks' severance pay.

Salary жалованье, заработная плата (служащего) ; оклад

A salary is the money that someone is paid each month by their employer, especially when they are in a profession such as teaching, law, or medicine.

Wages зарплата (рабочих)

His wages have gone up.

Ability умение (что-л. делать) ; квалификация; ловкость

Each man will be paid according to his ability.

Commitment обязательство

Syn. responsibility

Work commitments forced her to uproot herself and her son from Reykjavik.

Competitive конкурентоспособный

He has always been ambitious and fiercely competitive.

Experience опытность; опыт работы, стаж работы

She has 10 years experience in the job.

To apply for a job подавать заявление о приеме на работу

I am continuing to apply for jobs.

To give the sack увольнять с работы

To fulfill выполнять; делать, исполнять, осуществлять, совершать

All the necessary conditions were fulfilled.

Applicant кандидат, кандидатура, претендент

Literate грамотный, образованный

Over one-quarter of the adult population are not fully literate.

Workload объём работы

Skill умение; навык

Most of us will know someone who is always learning new skills, or studying new fields.

To require нуждаться (в чём-л.) ; требовать (чего-л.)

It requires careful consideration.

Some of the materials required for this technique may be difficult to obtain.

To employ держать на службе, предоставлять работу; нанимать

More than 3,000 local workers are employed in the tourism industry.

Employee служащий; работающий по найму

He is an employee of Fuji Bank...

...a government employee.

Employed имеющий работу

Unemployment безработица

...an area that had the highest unemployment rate in western Europe.

Benefit выгода; польза

Each family farms individually and reaps the benefit of its labour.

Fee вознаграждение, гонорар

To accept принимать, соглашаться

A workforce generally accepted to have the best conditions in Europe.

To promote выдвигать; продвигать; повышать в чине / звании

If I am not promoted within the next two years I am going to change jobs.

Capable способный, искусный, квалифицированный, умелый

She’s a very capable speaker.

To deal with иметь дело с кем-л., заниматься (напр. проблемой)

The President said the agreement would allow other vital problems to be dealt with.

Letter of application сопроводительное письмо

Overtime сверхурочные часы; сверхурочное время

He would work overtime, without pay, to finish a job.

Computer literacy компьютерная грамотность

The literacy rate there is the highest in Central America.