Vocabulary
Study the following vocabulary.
The career ladder
getting a job
apply
apply for a job – when you are interested, you apply for a job by sending a letter and your CV
trainee – a person who is trained, a new employee
At the beginning you get a job as a trainee.
training courses
You do a lot of training on training courses.
pay rise – you get more money
prospects – good future
promote
to be promoted – get a higher position in the company
position in the company
employee – a person working in a company
resign – stop working in a company
quit – stop working in a company
sack – when some employees do not work well, you sack them
dismiss – sack
give the sack
to be out of work / unemployed – have no work
take over – a bigger company takes over a smaller company
retire – stop working because you are old