IELTS Vocabs - Work

Work
Part 1-style questions
Examiner: What do you do?
Sasha: I do a job-share with a friend in a boutique  I enjoy it  I like working with customers  unfortunately it’s only temporary work but one of the perks of the job is I get a discount on the clothes 
to do a job-share: to share the weekly hours of work with another person
one of the perks of the job: an extra benefit you get from a job
temporary work: work done for a limited time only
Examiner: Do you have any career plans yet?
Carly: Yes  I’d like to be my own boss one day  I’m interested in programming and I’d like to create apps for myself or for other companies  I know being self employed would be a challenge but the idea of doing a nine-to-five job doesn’t appeal to me at all 
to be self-employed: see ‘to be your own boss’
to be your own boss: to have your own business
a nine-to-five job: a normal job that consists of an 8 hour day (approximately)
Examiner: What do you see yourself doing in 10 years time?
Marie: I’d hope to be working  not a high-powered job  but I’m quite a creative person so something where I can work with my hands would be nice  as long as I’m not stuck behind a desk doing something boring  in a dead-end job I’ll be happy 
a high-powered job: an important or powerful job
to be stuck behind a desk: to be unhappy in an office job
a dead-end job: a job with no promotional opportunities
to work with your hands: to do manual work
Part 2-style task
Describe your ideal job. You should say:
what this job is
whether you would need any qualifications
whether it would be easy to find work
and say why you would enjoy this job in particular.
Max:  I’ve always loved watching wildlife programmes on TV and often thought how much I’d enjoy working with animals  perhaps in a safari park  something like that  you’d probably need a degree to have any chance of being called for an interview and whether there are many full-time jobs I don’t know  I’m sure a lot of parks rely on voluntary work so it might not be easy  and it probably wouldn’t be well-paid either but money isn’t everything  I’d get so muchjob satisfaction  I can’t imagine it being the kind of job where you get stuck in a rut  and I think I’d be good at it as well  I’d love to work with animals I enjoy manual work and I’m a good team player  so even though the working conditions might not be the best I think that would be my ideal job 
to be called for an interview: to be invited to attend an interview
a good team player: somebody who can work well with other people
full-time: the number of hours that people usually work in a complete week
to be well paid: to earn a good salary
working conditions: the hours, salary and other entitlements that comes with the job
manual work: work that requires physical activity
to be/get stuck in a rut: to be in a boring job that is hard to leave
voluntary work: to work without pay
Part 3-style questions
Examiner: If there are a limited number of jobs available who should be given priority, young people or older people with more experience?
Anna: Things are so different these days  a few years ago older employees would often take early retirement or go onto part-time contracts and there were always opportunities for younger people but now jobs are so scarce  I think younger people need to be given the chance whenever possible 
to take early retirement: to retire early (retire: to reach an age when you are allowed to stop working for a living)
part-time: working less than full-time
Examiner: What are some of the important things a candidate should find out before accepting a job?
Ali: Well   you’d need to know about your area of responsibility  and your salary of course and then there are things like holiday entitlement  maternity or paternity leave  if you’re thinking of having children  and what the situation is regarding sick leave  that kind of thing 
holiday entitlement: the number of days holiday allowed
sick leave: time allowed off work when sick
maternity leave: time off work given to a woman about to have a baby
Examiner: What are the advantages of having your own business rather than working for someone else?
Julie: Well  unfortunately being an employee at the moment is very stressful  people have very heavy workloads  they’re always under pressure to meet deadlines  running your own business isn’t easy  but I do think it would be far more satisfying 
a heavy workload: to have a lot of work to do
to meet a deadline: to finish a job by an agreed time
to run your own business: see ‘to be your own boss’
job satisfaction: the feeling of enjoying a job