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1.accomplishment n. 成就;造詣;完成
→accomplish(達成;達到)+-ment(名詞字尾)
=achievement
·Sabrina has done a lot in her life, and the list of her accomplishments is very long.
莎賓娜一生中做了很多事,她的成就有一長串。
·Nancy felt a great sense of accomplishment after she received her university degree.
南茜取得大學學位後,覺得很有成就感。

accomplishment 可作可數與不可數名詞用,指「完成的事情」時為可數名詞(如第一個例句),指完成的「事實」時為不可數(如第二個例句中的成就戚)。
2. performance n. 表現;成績
perform(表現;執行)+-ance(名詞字尾)
·If Sandy's job performance doesn't improve,her boss says he will have to fire her.
如果珊蒂的工作表現沒有改善,她老闆說要炒她魷魚。
job performance 工作表現
sales performance 銷售業績
3. qualification n. (通過考試的)資格;資歷
qualify(使有資格)+-ication(名詞字尾)
·Tom has the right qualifications for the job.
湯姆具備這份工作所需的資歷。
skill n. 技能
specialty n. 專長

搭配詞
acquire +a qualification
gain +a qualification
obtain +a qualification
hold+a qualification
獲得、取得資格
4. career n. 職業;職涯
·After working in sales for many years, John felt it was time to find a new career.
約翰從事業務多年後,覺得該另覓新的職涯了。

job n. (受雇於他人、為賺取薪資而從事的)工作
occupation n. 職業
employment n. 就業;雇用
profession n. 專業(需要專業教育或特殊訓練才能從事的工作,如醫生、律師等)
employ v.雇用

career是指具有發展性,希望能一輩子從事的職業,occupation 通常是正式文件上的用語,如職業欄,不用於表明自己的職業。
My occupation is a history teacher.(x)
I am a history teacher.(✓)
5. background n. 出身背景;學、經歴
·We need to know more about your academic background before we hire you.
我們在雇用你之前需要多瞭解你的學歴背景。

have a background in sth 有某方面的背景
·My brother has a background in banking, so l always ask him for advice about money.
我哥哥有銀行方面的背景,所以我總會向他請教金錢方面的問題。

family background 家庭背景
6. diploma n. 畢業文憑;學位證書
·Terry has a diploma in marketing from a business school.
泰瑞獲得商學院的行銷文憑。

教育程度
doctorate 博士
master's degree 碩士
high school graduate 高中畢業生
bachelor's degree 學士
7.reference n. 參考;推薦人;推薦信
·Mark used his old presentation as a reference when he wrote his new one.
馬克用他以前的簡報做為撰寫新簡報的參考。
·Tracy listed her former boss as a reference on her résumé.
崔西在她的履歷表上列出前老闆作為推薦人。
refer to v.提及;參考;談到
for your reference phr.謹供您參考(較禮貌的正式用語)
with/in reference to phr.關於······(常用於書信中)
reference to phr.提及;談到
8. show off v.展現;炫耀
·A:How did Peter get the programming job?
·I thought it was a very difficult position to fill.
彼得是怎麽獲得那份程式設計工作的?我覺得那個職務很難勝任。
·B: He showed off his skills, and the boss was really impressed by them.
他展現他的能力而讓老闆印象深刻。
9. education[ed3e'kefon]n. 教育;培育
→educate(教育;教導)+-tion(名詞字尾)
·Most people believe that education is important if you want a good job.
大多数人相信如果你想要一份好工作,教育很重要。
education
learning n. 學間;知識
preparation n. 預備
schooling n. 學校教育
training n. 訓練
studies n. 研究科目
tutor v.教授;指導
10. certificate n. (結業、合格)證書;證明
·He earned three engineering certificates last year.
他去年拿到三種工程方面的證書。
certify v.證明;發證書給······
certification n. 證明;證書(為certify的名詞化)
license n. 執照

搭配詞
birth +certificate 出生證明
death +certificate 死亡證明
marriage +certificate 結婚證書
medical +certificate 醫療證明
gift + certificate 禮券
digital +certificate 電子證書
求職應徵者
11. candidate n. 求職者;候選人
·Mr.Brown has interviewed five candidates for the head sales position.
布朗先生面試了五名應徵業務主管職位的求職者。
applicant n. 申請人
contender n. 競爭者
12. experienced adi. 有經驗的;老練的
=established、veteran
·A:Hey, Tim. How did the job interview go?
嗨,提姆。工作面試還好嗎?
·B: It didn't go very well. They want to hire a more experienced engineer.
不是很順利。他們想雇用比較有經驗的工程師。
green adj.缺乏經驗的
反 inexperienced adj.無經驗的;缺乏經驗的
entry-level adj.(工作)初級、低階的;(產品)初級的
13.competent adj. 能幹的;稱職的
·A competent salesman should be able to sell anything to anyone.
一個能幹的業務員應該能向任何人販賣任何東西。
incompetent adj.無能力的;無法勝任的
competent
hardworking adj.勤奮的
responsible adj.負責的
capable adj.有能力的
appropriate adj.合適的;適宜的
14. Strength n. 優點;長處
=strong point、advantage
·Lily's greatest strength is her attention to detail.
莉莉最大的優點是注重細節。
weakness、weak point shortcoming n. 缺點;短處
strengthen v.增強;鞏固
15.shortcoming n. 缺點;短處
·Frank is a good employee, but his lack of communication skills is his biggest shortcoming.
法蘭克是個好員工,但缺乏溝通技巧是他最大的缺點。
16. proficient adi. 精通的;熟練的
·Over the years, Will has become quite proficient in academic writing.
經過這幾年,威爾在學術寫作方面已經相當得心應手。

搭配詞
extremely +proficient
highly+proficient
fully+proficient
reasonably +proficient
相當精通、熟練
17. point out v. 指出;點明
=indicate
·A: Did your boss yell at you for being late today?
你老闆有因為你今天遲到而對你破口大罵嗎?
·B:No, but he pointed out the importance of getting to work on time.
沒有,但他有指出準時上班的重要性。
18. Win Over v. 說服;赢得支持
=persuade、convince、talk into
·It took a while for the salesman to convince the woman to buy the car, but he won her over in the end.
這位業務員花了好多時間說服那名女子買車,但最後總算成功說服她。
win sb over 說服某人
19. insist on v. 堅持認為;堅決主張
insist on+n. /V-ing 堅持某事
·Henry insisted on paying for the meal that we had at the restaurant.
亨利堅持替我們在餐廳用的餐買單。

insist表示「堅持要做某事或某事該發生」時,之後接that子句,而子句的動詞要用should+原形動詞,should可省略。
·Orlando insisted that we stay for a cup of tea.
奥蘭多堅持要求我們留下來喝杯茶。
用法類似的動詞還有:
demand、request 要求
suggest、recommend 建議
order、command 命令
maintain、urge 主張
20. fit in v. 適應;融入;與······協調
·No matter how hard Tom tries, he just doesn't fit in here.
不管湯姆多努力嘗試,他就是無法融入這裡。
fit in with 與·····協調
·Lester doesn't fit in with the kids in his class.
萊斯特跟他班上的其他孩子處不來。
招聘者
21. recruiter n. 招聘人員
·The job recruiter is looking for potential candidates at the university.
這位工作招聘員在大學裡尋找可能的求職者。
recruiter
recruit v.聘僱
recruitment n. 招聘
headhunter n. 獵才者
supervisor n. 主管
headhunt v.挖角
personnel manager n. 人事經理
human resources n. 人力資源
22.industry n. 行業、產業;工業
·I see from your résumé that you previously worked in the advertising industry.Could you please tell me a little more about that?
我從你的履歷得知你之前在廣告業工作,可以多談一點這個產業嗎?
常見的產業別
banking 銀行業
construction 建築業
entertainment 娛樂業
health care 醫療業
insurance 保險業
information technology 資訊科技業
real estate 房地產業
tourism 旅遊業
23. POsition n. 職位;職務
·Hillary was disappointed to learn that the position of sales manager had been filled.
希拉蕊很失望得知業務經理的職位已經補上了。

搭配詞
part-time+position 兼職職務
full-time+position 全職職務
management +position 管理職務
apply for+a position/job 求職
take up+a position 擔任一項,職務
24. probationary period n. phr.試用期
=trial period
·A: Have you passed the probationary period yet,Dexter?
德克斯特,你通過試用期了嗎?
·B:Not yet.I have two more weeks to go.
還沒,還有兩個禮拜。
25.salary n. 薪資(通常指按月支付的薪資)
·The salary for the job is good, but the work hours are very long.
這份工作的薪水不錯,但工時很長。

wage n. 工資(指勞力或勞務所得,計時或按日計算,通常是每週支付)
compensation n. 報酬
remuneration n. 酬勞
earnings n. 收入
income n. 所得(含工作及投資,可指個人或企業的總收入)
26. benefit n. 津貼、補助金;利益
·Frank is looking for a new job because his previous employer didn't offer any benefits.
法蘭克正在找新的工作,因為他的前雇主不提供任何津貼。
benefit
health insurance n. 健康保险
paid holiday n. 帶薪休假
bonus n. 獎金;紅利
pay raise n. 加薪
severance pay n. 遣散費
27.annual leave[æenjual] [liv] n. phr. 年假
take/go on/ask for...leave 請·····假
·Paul took two days of annual leave to move into his new house.
保羅搬新家而請了兩天年假。

個人申請的假稱為leave,而按法律、節慶等制定的假就稱為 holiday。
上班族其他常見的「假別」還包括:
personal leave 事假
sick leave 病假
maternity leave 產假
bereavement leave 喪假
parental leave 育婴假
28. duty n. 職務;職責
=responsibility
·One of your duties at this job will be to answer the phones.
你在這個工作的職責之一會是接電話。

duty
obligationn. 義務;责任
responsibility n. 責任
role n. 職位;角色
task n. 任務;工作
assignment n. (分派的)任務
29. employ v. 雇用;使用
=hire、take on、bring sb on board 雇用
·A:How many people does your company employ?
你公司雇用多少人?
·B:We currently have eighty employees working here.
目前有八十名員工在這裡工作。

fire、lay off、dismiss v.解雇
30.carry out v. 實施;完成;執行
·Each day,you will have several tasks that you need to carry out.
每一天,你都會有幾項工作需要執行。

搭配詞
carry out+a duty 履行責任
carry out+a project 執行一項計畫
carry out + an assignment 完成一項任務
carry out +a contract 履行一份合約