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Employment Vocabulary Quiz

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the term 'jobseeker' refer to?

a)

Someone who is looking for a job

b)

A person or company that pays people to work for them

c)

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

d)

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

2.

What is the meaning of the term 'employer'?

a)

Successfully deal with a problem or difficult situation

b)

Be very easy to see or notice

c)

A person or company that pays people to work for them

d)

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

3.

What does 'CV' stand for?

a)

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

b)

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

c)

Personality

d)

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

4.

What does it mean to 'apply for' something?

a)

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

b)

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

c)

Gain (formal), e.g. experience

d)

Come across well

5.

What is the definition of 'cliché'?

a)

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

b)

Sort out

c)

Be important or useful

d)

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

6.

get or obtain

a)

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

b)

gain, e.g. experience

c)

sort out

d)

be important or useful

7.

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

a)

Be very easy to see or notice

b)

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

c)

Sort out

d)

Gain (formal), e.g. experience

8.

What is the meaning of the term 'outstanding'?

a)

Be very easy to see or notice

b)

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

c)

Sort out

d)

Exceptionally good or excellent

9.

What does 'resume' mean?

a)

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

b)

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

c)

Personality

d)

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

10.

What is the meaning of the term 'interview'?

a)

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

b)

Gain (formal), e.g. experience

c)

Sort out

d)

Be important or useful

11.

What does 'recruitment' refer to?

a)

The process of finding and hiring the best-qualified candidate for a job opening

b)

Be very easy to see or notice

c)

Sort out

d)

Exceptionally good or excellent

12.

What is the meaning of the term 'employer'?

a)

Successfully deal with a problem or difficult situation

b)

Be very easy to see or notice

c)

A person or company that pays people to work for them

d)

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