to be called for an interview – to be invited to attend an interview
to be your own boss – to have your own business
a dead-end job – a job with no promotional opportunities
to do a job-share – to share the weekly hours of work with another person
a heavy workload – to have a lot of work to do
a high-powered job – an important or powerful job
holiday entitlement – the number of days holiday allowed
maternity leave – time off work given to a woman about to have a baby
a nine-to-five job – a normal job that consists of an 8 hour day
one of the perks of the job – an extra benefit you get from a job
to be self-employed – to be your own boss
to be stuck behind a desk – to be unhappy in an office job
to be/get stuck in a rut – to be in a boring job that is hard to leave
temporary work – work done for a limited time only
working conditions – the hours, salary and other entitlements that comes with the job
to work with your hands – to do manual work
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