FIRST JOB VOCABULARY

a person who works for another person or for a company for wages or a salary

• EMPLOYER

• EMPLOYEE

a person or company you work for

• EMPLOYEE

• EMPLOYER

to give up (a job or position) in a formal or official way

• TO QUIT

• TO TERMINATE

• RESIGN

the work that a person does: a person’s job or profession

• TRAINEE

• APPRENTICE

• OCCUPATION

a student or recent graduate who works for a period of time at a job in order to get experience

• TRAINEE

• INTERN

• APPRENTICE

the scheduled period of time during which a person works.

• FULL TIME

• SHIFTS

• PART-TIME

a system in which employees are required to work a certain number of hours but are allowed to choose their own times for starting and finishing work

• FULL TIME

• PART TIME

• FLEX TIME

working the full number of hours considered normal or standard. Normally 8 hours.

• PART TIME

• FULL TIME

• FLEX TIME

time spent working at your job that is in addition to your normal working hours

• FLEX TIME

• OVER TIME

• FULL TIME

the act of moving someone to a higher or more important position or rank in a business

• INTERNSHIP

• DEMOTION

• BONUS

• PROMOTION