- job
- noun1 employmentADJECTIVE▪ decent, good, great, worthwhile▪ interesting▪ high-powered, top▪
It's one of the top jobs in management.
▪ plum▪The plum jobs all went to friends of the prime minister.
▪ cushy▪His father found him a cushy job in the office, with almost nothing to do and a big salary.
▪ dream, ideal▪What would be your dream job?
▪ boring, dead-end, lousy (informal, esp. AmE), menial, routine, undemanding▪He was forced to take a series of menial jobs.
▪ rewarding▪ challenging, demanding, difficult, taxing▪ dangerous▪It's often immigrants who do the dangerous jobs.
▪ highly paid, high-paying, well-paid, well-paying (esp. AmE)▪ badly paid, low-paid, low-paying (esp. AmE), poorly paid (esp. BrE)▪ new▪The plant will provide almost 300 new jobs.
▪ current, first, previous▪Three years ago she moved into her current job.
▪ full-time, part-time▪ 9-to-5▪ regular, steady▪He was tempted to give up freelancing and get a regular job.
▪ permanent, temporary▪ holiday (BrE), summer▪ evening, Saturday, weekend▪ paid, unpaid▪ manual (esp. BrE)▪ semi-skilled, skilled, unskilled▪ blue-collar, white-collar▪ desk▪a desk job in the police housing department
▪ factory, office▪ coaching, construction, manufacturing, teaching, etc.▪ proper, real▪He'd done lots of part-time work, but this was his first proper job.
VERB + JOB▪ have▪She has a very good job with a local law firm.
▪ carry out, do, perform, work (AmE)▪I'm only doing my job (= doing what I am paid to do).
▪They are paid according to how well they perform their job.
▪ look for, want▪ apply for, go for▪ be offered▪ accept, take▪ find, get, land, win▪She got a temporary job stacking shelves.
▪He's just landed himself a highly paid job in banking.
▪ lose▪He's frightened of losing his job.
▪ give up, leave, pack in (BrE), quit (esp. AmE), resign from▪ hold down, keep▪He's always had difficulty holding down a job.
▪ start▪She's starting a new job on Monday.
▪ like, love▪ advertise▪I saw the job advertised on the Internet.
▪ interview (sb) for▪We're interviewing for the job in the Sales Department.
▪ give sb, offer sb▪ create, generate, provide (sb with)▪It is hoped that the development will create new jobs in the region.
▪ axe (BrE), cut, eliminate, shed▪The company is hoping to shed 200 jobs.
▪ export, outsource▪Companies export jobs because it is cheaper to pay foreign workers.
▪ protect, safeguard (esp. BrE)▪The deal between the union and management should safeguard 6 000 jobs.
▪ know▪He certainly knows his job (= is very good at his job).-
JOB + VERB▪ pay▪The job doesn't pay very well.
▪ disappear, go▪250 jobs are to go at the local steel plant.
▪ entail, require▪The job requires honesty, intelligence, and vision.
JOB + NOUN▪ search▪It's important to devise a job search strategy when looking for work.
▪ ad, advertisement, listings (esp. AmE)▪Check our website for the latest job listings.
▪ vacancy▪ application▪ applicant▪ interview▪ offer▪Within weeks of graduation she had several job offers.
▪ title▪His job title is Chief Hygiene Operative.
▪ description, specifications (esp. BrE)▪Cleaning the office is not in my job description.
▪ market▪There is an enormous job market for teachers at the moment.
▪ cuts, losses▪ growth (AmE)▪We have seen job growth in a number of areas.
▪ creation▪ openings (esp. AmE), opportunities, prospects▪ satisfaction▪How would you rate your job satisfaction?
▪ security▪Workers questioned rated job security as being more important than high salary.
▪ hunter, seeker (esp. BrE)▪Local companies are holding an open day for job seekers.
▪ share, sharing▪Their boss agreed to a job share.
▪The introduction of job sharing could prevent the need for job losses.
PREPOSITION▪ in a/the job▪There's not much chance of promotion in a job like that.
▪ on the job▪You will receive training on the job.
▪ out of a job▪She found herself out of a job when her boss died.
▪ job as▪She has a job as a waitress.
▪ job at▪She got a teaching job at the university.
▪ job for▪jobs for women
▪ job in▪a job in food retailing
▪a job in a large company
▪ job with▪He moved to a better-paid job with another employer.
PHRASES▪ change jobs, move jobs▪Nowadays many people change jobs every few years.
▪ a loss of jobs▪The closure of the cement factory will mean the loss of over 800 jobs.
▪ the right person for the job▪Despite the small number of applicants, they managed to find the right person for the job.
2 taskADJECTIVE▪ adequate, decent, good, nice, professional, thorough▪ admirable, amazing, awesome (informal, esp. AmE), brilliant (esp. BrE), excellent, fantastic, fine, grand (esp. BrE), great, incredible, magnificent, marvellous/marvelous, masterful (esp. AmE), outstanding, remarkable, superb, terrific, tremendous, wonderful▪ bad, lousy (informal, esp. AmE), poor, terrible▪They've done a poor job of managing their finances.
▪ difficult, hard, tough▪They gave me the tough job of telling applicants that they'd been rejected.
▪ easy▪ important▪ big, long▪ little, small▪ fiddly (BrE), tedious▪fiddly little jobs like wiring plugs
▪ dirty▪ unenviable▪Cooper had the unenviable job of announcing the bad new.
▪ thankless▪Keeping the house clean can be a thankless job.
VERB + JOB▪ carry out, do▪You've done a great job with that decorating.
▪Try wedging it open—that should do the job (= be effective).
▪ handle▪I was very pleased with the way she handled the job.
▪ have, have on▪You'll have a hard job convincing them that you're right.
▪The builder has a couple of jobs on at the moment.
▪ give sb▪ take on▪She's taken on the job of organizing the Christmas party.
▪ get on with▪I want to get on with the job of painting my room today.
▪ complete, finish▪We finished the job in five hours.
PREPOSITION▪ job in▪The author has done an admirable job in compiling all this material.
▪ job on▪You've done a good job on the car.
PHRASES▪ get the job done▪We're hoping to get the job done this weekend.
▪You can count on him—he gets the job done (= he is reliable).
▪ make a good, poor, etc. job of sth (esp. BrE)▪She made a very good job of covering up the damage.
▪He made a very professional job of replacing the windows.
▪ odd jobs (= small, practical jobs)▪I spend most Saturdays doing odd jobs around the house.
3 crimeADJECTIVE▪ bank▪ inside (= done by sb in the organization where the crime happens)VERB + JOB▪ do▪He got six months for that last job he did.
▪ bungle▪The gang bungled the job and got caught.
◆◆◆NOTE: Jobs▪ be … , work as …▪She's a well-known writer.
▪Her father, a trained chef, now works as a bus driver.
▪ study to be … , train as … , train to be …▪She trained as a painter and sculptor.
▪ start as … , start work as …▪He started work as a trainee chef.
▪ become …▪I'm interested in becoming a dentist.
▪ be/become/get certified as … (esp. AmE), qualify as … (esp. BrE)▪He got certified as a teacher.
▪She qualified as a nurse last year.
▪ employ (sb as) … , have …▪The company employs more than 1 500 engineers.
▪ engage (sb as) … , get … , hire (sb as) … , recruit … , take on …▪They have recruited a new designer.
▪ appoint (sb as) … , make sb …▪He was appointed Professor of Law at Yale.
▪At 39 she was made chairman of the board.
▪ dismiss … , fire … , sack … (BrE)▪She was dismissed from her job after only six months.
▪You're fired!
▪The team sacked the coach.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
