Wichtiger Wortschatz für den TOEFL - Employment

a person's profession or job, typically the means by which they earn a living

Beschäftigung, Beruf

a position or job that is available

Stelle, offene Stelle

one's job in an organization or company

Stellung, Position

a period when a student or graduate works, often unpaid, in order to meet some requirements to qualify for something or to gain work-related experience

Praktikum, Praktikumsstelle

someone who works for a skilled person for a specific period of time to learn their skills, usually earning a low income

Auszubildende(r)

a list of tasks and responsibilities that a job includes

Stellenbeschreibung, Berufsbild

the act or process of working with someone to produce or achieve something

Zusammenarbeit, Kooperation

all the individuals who work in a particular company, industry, country, etc.

Arbeitskräfte

the employees and their skills and abilities when considered as valuable assets

Humanressourcen, Personal

a group of people who work in an organization or serve in any branch of the military

Personal

someone with whom one works

Kollege, Mitarbeiter

work, particularly difficult physical work

schwere Arbeit

someone whose job includes heavy physical work that does not require much skill

Arbeiter, Hilfsarbeiter

a sum of money given to someone for the goods they have sold, which increases based on the amount they sell

Provision, Verkaufsprovision

an official agreement between two or more sides that states what each of them has to do

Vertrag, Kontrakt

a regular payment made to a retired person by the government or a former employer

Pension

an amount of money we receive for doing our job, usually monthly

Gehalt (n)

the lowest level of salary, set by the law

Mindestlohn, Mindestvergütung

paying or receiving little money

niedrig bezahlt, gering vergütet

to take advantage of someone by making them work a lot and paying them less than is deserved

ausbeuten, ausnutzen

the difference between the payment received by two different groups of people

Lohnunterschied, Gehaltsgefälle

to stop working as a sign of protest against some work issues, such as low wages, poor working conditions, etc.

streiken, in den Streik treten

(of a person) not having much work to do in their job or being unable to use their full potential

unterbeschäftigt, nicht ausgelastet

boring because of being the same thing all the time

monoton, langweilig

causing one to feel very tired and out of energy

ermüdend, anstrengend

requiring significant effort, skill, or determination to overcome or accomplish successfully

herausfordernd

(of a task) needing great effort, skill, etc.

anspruchsvoll, fordernd

(of an activity) making one feel satisfied by giving one a desirable outcome

belohnend, zufriedenstellend

boring and repetitive, often causing frustration or weariness due to a lack of variety or interest

langweilig, mühsam

the extra money that we get, besides our salary, as a reward

Bonus

to simultaneously do more than one thing

multitasken, gleichzeitig mehrere Aufgaben erledigen

the process or action of finding new individuals to become a member of the armed forces, a company, or an organization

Rekrutierung

a timespan during which one is allowed to be absent from their duty or job

Urlaub, Genehmigung

the action of finding someone a job, home, or school

Platzierung, Vermittlung

to officially announce one's departure from a job, position, etc.

zurücktreten

the amount of work that a person or organization has to do

Arbeitsbelastung, Arbeitsaufwand

the extra hours a person works at their job

Überstunden

(of a job or occupation) providing a high salary or income in comparison to others in the same industry or field

gut bezahlt, hochbezahlt

someone who observes or directs a person or an activity

Vorgesetzter, Aufseher