Tomorrow's workplace

​Tomorrow's workplace

By Ineta Boguševičienė

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       People need to have good qualifications to ................... access to well-paid jobs.

• achieve

• gain

• receive

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All seasonal workers are ................... temporary contracts.

• at

• in

• on

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Mark wants to ............... his current job to look for a better opportunity elsewhere.

• stay
• retire
• quit

• transfer

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Lisa is .................... which serves her well in her role as a public speaker.

• self-doubting
• self-assured
• self-reliant
• self-employed

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People with a university education tend to have higher ....................... than those with a basic education.

• expenses
• profits

• debts
• earnings

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The company .......................... a new director whose sole job was to cut costs.

• hired

• sacked

• fired

• retained

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The best ............................. for the role was a forty-year-old woman.

• comrade

• candidate
• associate
• partner

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When you work in sales, it’s unusual to be within/on a fixed salary as most people earn a commission.

• on
• in
• within

• under

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When you work in sales, it’s unusual to be...................... a fixed salary as most people earn a commission.

• on

• within

• at

• of

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When you take on a project at work, you have to be sure you can follow .................... and complete it on time.

• back

• along

• follow through
• ahead

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Sam called the warehouse to check how many of that product were ................. stock.

• with
• at
• in
• on

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Katy works a fixed shift, so she gets to knock....................... at 5 pm every day.

• off

• down

• of

• on

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I would really like to congratulate you ................... your new job – well done!

• about
• with
• on

• for

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Liam can have the day off as long as he gets a co-worker to fill .................. for him.

• behind

• in

• off

• out

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You have to be a strong-minded person to be able to cope ..................... the stress of a demanding job.

• for
• about
• against
• with

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Did you see the job

(post) on the noticeboard? I’m going to apply.

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A new job usually involves a

(train) period of at least a few weeks.

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Interviews are usually the final stage of the

(recruit) process.

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       Every CV should include a

(refer) from a previous employer.

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Don’t let your

(vulnerable) hold you back – you can get your dream job.

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You should list all your

(achieve) in a separate section on your CV.

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It’s difficult to get a good job if you don’t have any

(qualify).

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I don’t know many of the people in the office anymore because there have been so many

(hire) and firings.

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Are people becoming more ................................... when it comes to falling for employment scams?

• absent-minded

• moody

• gullible

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Traditional job-seeking methods are becoming less popular as technology-driven solutions ...................... ground.

• gain

• get

• obtain

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Employees can’t be ............................. without a good reason.

• sacked

• ended

• hired

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Kelly’s monthly .......................... have increased significantly since she got a promotion.

• benefits

• profits

• earnings

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The manager had no choice but to take ............................. action when he discovered employees were violating company policy.

• onboarding

• leadership

• disciplinary

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It can be difficult to get ___________ in your career without the right connections.

• off

• under

• to

• ahead

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Every employee is expected to contribute ___________ the success of the company.

• to
• for
• with
• about

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Are you comfortable working ___________ pressure?

• under
• through
• ahead

• over

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The manager couldn’t find anyone to fill ___________ Dave after he called in sick.

• about
• in for

• with
• in

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Did Jeremy ___________ his job due to poor working conditions?

• quit

• retire

• discontinue

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Should more companies ......................... on the AI bandwagon or should they stick with traditional customer service?

• gain

• obtain

• get

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Tonya hopes to get a pay............................... at work this year.

• cut

• slip

• rise

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Edward and Arnold have been business .................................. in their own marketing company for over thirty years.

• colleagues

• partners

• comrades

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Do you think the number of ........................... contractors will rise in the coming years?

• self-employed

• self-assured

• self-conscious