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IELTS Topic 1: Work
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Pay Increment | pay rise |
| Job satisfaction | |
| to f ------ the promise | fulfill |
| to e-h----- the productivity (=improve = boost) | enhance |
| day r_____ program | release |
| "hands-on training" synoynm? | on the job training / ongoing training |
| outsource | |
| the workforce | personnel, the staff |
| get the ----- of sth = acquire sth | hang |
| HR department | Human Resources department |
| retire | ex: I decide to take early retirement later on. |
| be self-employed | To be your own boss, to run your business |
| a nine-to-five job | a normal job that consists of an 8 hour a day |
| a freelancer | |
| be well-paid | |
| Shift work | Morning/Night Shift |
| land a new job | get a new (and usually a good) job |
| Volume of work | workload |
| Carve a niche for myself | ex: After graduating, I practiced medicine for a number of years in London. I managed to carve a niche for myself as a specialist in dermatology. |
| expenditure | budget = expense |
| recruit sb |