JOBS AND EMPLOYMENT
intricate (adj)
with many complicated details (kĩ lưỡng, chi tiết)
Ex: Surviving in the music industry requires luck and patience, but most of all it requires an
intricate
knowledge of how a record company functions.
▪️scout (v)
to look for sports players, actors, musicians, etc. who have special ability, so you can offer them
work (tìm
kiếm, chiêu mộ)
Ex: A representative of a company's Artists and Repertoire department visits bars and night
clubs, scouting
for young, talented bands.
▪️hindrance (n)
something that makes it more difficult for you to do something (sự cản trở, điều trở ngại)
Ex: Experiments have shown that in selecting personnel for a job, interviewing is at best a
hindrance, and
may even cause harm.
▪️prejudice (v)
to unfairly influence a person so that an unreasonable opinion or decision results (gây tổn hại,
làm cho ai có
thành kiến)
Ex: Interviewers are also prejudiced by an effect called the primacy effect.
▪️decent (adj)
socially acceptable or good (tốt, chấp nhận được)
Ex: Everyone should be entitled to a decent wage and standard of living.
▪️nine-to-five job
a job with standard working hours from 9 AM to 5 PM (or close to that range), Monday to
Friday. (công việc
văn phòng)
Ex: When I was in college, all I wanted was a steady nine-to-five job that would pay a decent
salary.
▪️prerequisite (n)
something that must exist or happen before something else can exist or happen (điều tiên quyết)
Ex: Becoming a teacher, it is a prerequisite to have bachelor's degree in education.
▪️novice (n)
a person who is not experienced in a job or situation (người chưa có kinh nghiệm)
Ex: In fact, very few schools want to hire novices with little or no classroom experience and even
if they are
accepted, they are usually ill-paid.
▪️entrepreneur (n)
someone who makes money by starting their own business (doanh nhân)
Ex: He’s an entrepreneur who made his money in computer software.
▪️revenue (n)
the income that a government or company receives regularly (thu nhập)
Ex: Revenue from online ads is much less than from print advertising.
hurdle (n)
a problem that you have to deal with before you can make progress (khó khăn, trở ngại)
Ex: Women still face hurdles in the business world, especially problems in raising money.
▪️incumbency (n)
the period during which someone has a particular official position (nhiệm kì)
Ex: During her incumbency, several changes were introduced.
▪️multinational (n)
a large and powerful company that produces and sells goods in many different countries (công ti
đa quốc gia)
Ex: Are multinationals now more powerful than governments?
▪️be snowed under
to have more work than you can deal with (bận rộn)
Ex: We have been snowed under with phone calls all day.
▪️acumen (n)
skill in making correct decisions and judgments in a particular subject (sự nhạy bén)
Ex: He is an astute man with sound business acumen.
▪️perk (n)
an advantage or something extra, such as money or goods, that you are given because of your job
(bổng lộc,
thù lao)
Ex: A company car and a mobile phone are some of the perks that come with the job.
▪️sick leave (n)
time away from work because of illness (nghỉ ốm)
Ex: Mark is not in the office today. He broke his leg yesterday, so he’s taken sick leave.
▪️maternity leave (n)
a period of time when a woman temporarily leaves her job to have a baby (thời gian nghỉ sinh
đẻ)
Ex: The changes will affect any women on maternity leave or taking a career break while they
raise children.
▪️redundant (adj)
having lost your job because your employer no longer needs you (bị sa thải)
Ex: To keep the company alive, half the workforce is being made redundant.
not cut out for sth
to not be the right type of person for something (không phù hợp làm việc gì)
Ex: I'm not cut out for this job because I don’t have a knack for calculations.
▪️tutelage (n)
help, advice, or teaching about how to do something (sự giáo dục, hướng dẫn)
Ex: Under the tutelage of Professor Roberts, the 900 delegates assessed and discussed the social
market
economy.
▪️lucrative (adj)
producing much money or making a large profit (nhiều tiền, lương lậu ngon)
Ex: Is teaching a lucrative career in Vietnam?
▪️payday (n)
the day on which a worker receives their pay (ngày lĩnh lương)
Ex: On my payday, I often treat myself to a meal at a luxurious restaurant.
▪️be/get stuck in a rut (idiom)
too fixed in one particular type of job and needing to change (mắc kẹt trong công việc nhàm
chán)
Ex: I need to change jobs - after 15 years here I feel I'm stuck in a rut.
▪️self-employed (adj)
not working for an employer but finding work for yourself or having your own business (tự làm
chủ, tự kinh
doanh)
Ex: Do you pay less tax if you're self-employed?
▪️the public sector (n) /
businesses and industries that are owned or controlled by the government (thành phần kinh tế
nhà nước)
Ex: She worked in the public sector for years before returning to private practice in her old law
firm.
▪️flexitime (n)
working a fixed number of hours but having flexibility with start and finish times (hệ thống giờ
làm việc linh
hoạt)
Ex: They have introduced flexitime at my work place, so I usually start at 10am now and finish
at 6pm.
▪️throw a sickie (idiom)
take a day off work pretending to be sick (giả vờ ốm để được nghỉ)
Ex: I just didn't feel like work so I threw a sickie.
▪️dip (v)
to go down to a lower level (giảm xuống)
Ex: The unemployment rate dipped to 3.8%, while the estimated employment rate remained at a
record
76.1%.
