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Careers
Careers II
Describing Employees
Describing Employees II
Gerunds and Infinitives
100
The state of not having a job
What is unemployed OR jobless?
100

To be given a job by a company that you don't yet work for

What is hired?

100
Not having patience
What is impatient?
100

The kind of person who is willing to look at things from another person's perspective

What is understanding?

100

I keep trying ____________ (stop) eating so much chocolate, but I always fail.

to stop

200
To stop working at the end of one's career
What is to retire?
200

To send in a cv and motivation letter to a company you want to work for

What is to apply for a job?

200
Direct and honest
What is frank?
200

Not backing down from your position easily, not quickly giving up

What is firm?

200

Let's stop _____________ (eat) some hamburgers at McDonalds

to eat

300

To lose your job due to the company's bad fortunes

To be made redundant OR laid off

300

To be chosen for a job or promoted from a lower position

What is appointed?

300
Being able to resolve conflicts peacefully and effectively
What is diplomatic?
300

Not really meaning what you say

What is insincere?

300

I always forget _________ (lock) the door when I get home

to lock

400
To reach the "next stage" of a job interview process
What is to be short-listed?
400

The more neutral and polite term for being "fired" or "sacked" from one's job

What is dismissed?

400
DAILY DOUBLE!!!!
Having strong opinions and not being willing to hear other ideas
400

DAILY DOUBLE!!!

Demanding that people respect your authority, often through threats and fear

400

I will always remember ____________ (meet) my best friend for the first time

meeting

500
To quit from a job, usually under some sort of pressure
What is to resign?
500

A long-term "break" from a job, usually to do something different

What is a sabbatical?

500
Making decisions based on fact and not emotion
What is objective?
500

Commanding respect naturally

What is authoritative?

500

Have you tried __________ (turn) it off and on again?

Turning