Basic Job Vocabulary
Verb Expressions for Job Search Tasks
Job
Idioms
Interview Adjectives/ Terms
100

Skills or qualities you are good at

Strengths

100

to complete an application form

to fill out

100

a team player

someone who works well with others

100

Arriving on time for your interview

Punctual

200

Areas where you need to improve

Weaknesses

200

to send your resume to an employer

to submit a resume

200

think outside the box

when a person thinks of new or creative ideas

200

Being dependable so employers can trust your work

Reliable

300

Extra perks like health insurance or paid vacation

Benefits

300

to wear business clothes to an interview

to dress professionally/appropriately

300

Learn the ropes

to find out how to do a new job

300

treat the interviewer and co-workers with politeness

Respectful

400
People who can talk about your work history.

References

400

to look directly at the interviewer

to make eye contact

400

go above and beyond/the extra mile

to do more than what is expected

400

the person or group conducting the meeting or asking questions

Interviewer

500

the time where your employer is looking to see how you do the job, when you don't have the benefits of a regular employee

Probation period

500

to have skills useful in many jobs

to possess transferable skills

500

the early bird catches the worm

arriving early brings success

500
Non-verbal communication like posture and facial expressions

Body language