C1 Level Wordlist - Working Life

to perform extremely well in something, especially a test

to give a responsibility or job to someone

to work with someone else in order to create something or reach the same goal

to start happening or being

to investigate further based on information or suggestions provided by someone

to simultaneously do more than one thing

to arrange or put off an activity or an event for a later time than its original schedule

to employ people for a company, etc.

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

extremely busy and chaotic

(in business) concentrating on or using something a lot, such as a piece of equipment, etc.

boring because of being the same thing all the time

(of an activity) between only two people

causing excitement

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

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

a room where the board of directors meet

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

a position or job that is available

someone who works with someone else, having the same job

someone who observes or directs a person or an activity

someone who is not skilled or experienced enough for a specific activity

someone who answers the questions during an interview

a specific period of time granted to a person who is ill to temporary leave work

a period of time when a woman can take a break from working and stay home before and after the birth of her child

(of people) the ability to perform more than one task simultaneously

work, particularly difficult physical work

the practice of treating a person or different categories of people less fairly than others

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

a letter written by a former employer about a former employee who has applied for a new job, giving information about them

a plan or timetable outlining the sequence of events or activities

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

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

a formal statement or letter declaring that one intends to end an agreement, especially an employment or residential contract

an increase in someone's salary that happens at regular intervals

free service that people of the same profession provide for each other, especially common among physicians