Jobs and careers-Vocabulary.ppt

Jobs and careers
Vocabulary
acquire verb
- to obtain (something
the dole noun informal
- the money that the government gives to people who are unemployed
from scratch
- completely from the beginning
jump at phrasal verb
To jump at something is to accept it eagerly.
recession noun
a period when the economy of a country is not essful, business conditions are bad, industrial production and trade are at a low level and there is a lot of unemployment
recruit verb
to persuade someone to e a new member of anization, esp. the army
transition noun
a change from one form or type to another, or the process by which this happens
volunteer noun
a person who does something, esp. helps other people, willingly and without being forced or paid to do it
ageism noun
treating people unfairly because of their age
alleviate verb
to make something bad such as pain or problems less severe
aptitude noun
Aptitude is natural ability or skill.
arbitrary adjective
based on chance rather than being planned or based on reason
blanket adjective
including or affecting everything, everyone, or all cases, in a large group or area
culprit noun
someone who has done something wrong
CV UK noun
= curriculum vitae: a short written description of your education, qualifications, previous employment and sometimes also your personal interests, which you send to an employer when you are trying to get a job
discriminate verb
to treat a person or particular group of people differently, esp. in a worse way from the way in which you treat other people, because of their skin colour, religion, sex, etc.
dynamic adjective
having a lot of ideas and enthusiasm; energetic and forceful
guilt noun
a feeling of anxiety or unhappiness that you have because you have done something wrong, such as causing harm to another person
high-flyer noun
someone who has a lot of ability and a strong desire to be essful and is therefore expected to achieve a lot
lag verb
to move or advance so slowly that you are behin