Employment Vocabulary Quiz

What does the term 'jobseeker' refer to?

• Someone who is looking for a job

• A person or company that pays people to work for them

• An idea that is used so much that it isn't effective

• When a student or graduate works for a short time to get experience

What is the meaning of the term 'employer'?

• Successfully deal with a problem or difficult situation

• Be very easy to see or notice

• A person or company that pays people to work for them

• An idea that is used so much that it isn't effective

What does 'CV' stand for?

• An idea that is used so much that it isn't effective

• When a student or graduate works for a short time to get experience

• Personality

• Curriculum vitae (or résumé in U.S. English)

What does it mean to 'apply for' something?

• Make a formal, usually written, request, especially for a job or university place 

• When a student or graduate works for a short time to get experience

• Gain (formal), e.g. experience

• Come across well

What is the definition of 'cliché'?

• An idea that is used so much that it isn't effective, or it doesn't have much meaning any longer

• Sort out

• Be important or useful

• Make a formal, usually written, request, especially for a job or university place

get or obtain

• make a formal, usually written, request, especially for a job or university place

• gain, e.g. experience

• sort out

• be important or useful

What is the meaning of the term 'stand out'?

• Be very easy to see or notice

• Make a formal, usually written, request, especially for a job or university place

• Sort out

• Gain (formal), e.g. experience

What is the meaning of the term 'outstanding'?

• Be very easy to see or notice

• Make a formal, usually written, request, especially for a job or university place

• Sort out

• Exceptionally good or excellent

What does 'resume' mean?

• A summary of a person's education, qualifications, and previous experience

• When a student or graduate works for a short time to get experience

• Personality

• An idea that is used so much that it isn't effective

What is the meaning of the term 'interview'?

• A formal meeting in which one or more persons question, consult, or evaluate another person

• Gain (formal), e.g. experience

• Sort out

• Be important or useful