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November 30, 2009

employeewords2

Employment Words II

apply for job, apply for work - ask formally to be hired by a company for a job สมัครงาน      
job application (noun) -  the process of providing information to a company so they can decide whether to hire you การสมัครงาน    
job application form (noun) - the papers that must be filled out with your information when you apply for a job ใบสมัครงาน   

- make a job application
- submit a job application
- process a job application
- consider a job application
- reject a job application
- turn down a job application

job description - a record of your education and work experience you give to potential employers รายละเอียดการทำงาน  

- That's not part of my job description. 
- There really is no job description for this position. It's up to you and your imagination
- When I saw the job description, I said, "This was written for me."
- I've looked over my job description, and I have plenty of discretionary power in cases of efficiency
- The job description sounded simple but it wasn't

resume, C.V. (noun)
- ประวัติการทำงาน   

- submit resume
- up-to-date resume 
- exaggerate in resume
- impressive resume
- a detailed resume
- an online resume
- rework resume
- did not include that work on his resume
- Make sure your resume is up-to-date before you submit it.
- He learned that the job candidate had exaggerated his professional resume, fudging dates and overstating his responsibilities for one key job.
- She was surprised that someone so young would have such a distinguished resume.
- Her email is also on her business card, resume header, and e-mail signature
- She reworked her resume to maximize her leadership roles, minimize her age, and put her skills at the top of the resume with her actual employment history farther down.

qualification, requirement (noun) - a skill or kind of experience needed to do a job คุณสมบัติ   
educational qualification (noun) - education that a person has, that will help them do a job วุฒิการศึกษา
work experience
- knowledge gained by working on job and comppleting practical tasks ประสพการณ์การทำงาน   
a reference - 1. a person who knows you and provide information about abilities and character to a new employer, 2. a letter written by such a person บุคคลอ้างอิง

- We always carry out in-depth reference checks before hiring.
- We will follow-up on your references after the interview. 
- Have a previous boss act as a reference for you.
- ask for three references 
- provide references
- give references
- follow up on references  
- check references by phone
- write a reference letter for someone you used to work with

job candidates -
people who have applied for a position (job opening) in a company and are being considered for the position ผู้สมัครงาน 
shortlisted job candidate - a small final group of candidates to make the final choice from (selected from a much bigger group)

job interview - when a company interiews job candidates before they choose a candidate for a job สัมภาษณ์งาน

- It was not a job interview question I had prepared for, but I had to say something.
- Body language can spell success or failure in a job interview.
- Your future can be quickly undone by small things, including even unshined shoes at the job interview.
- I'd have the confidence that I'm not going to go to a job interview and have huge sweat stains under my arms, which will make people get the wrong perception of me.

job evaluation, employee evaluation - การประเมินผลการทำงาน
be given special consideration - ได้รับพิจารณาเป็นพิเศษ 

hire - when a new employee starts working at a company จ้างงาน
a student intern - when a student works at a company to get job training during their term break or during Summer, sometimes students are given job offers at the end of their internship นักศึกษาฝึกงาน (See Wikipedia)



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