Essential Job Vocabulary
Asking for job information
• "Where do you work?"
• "What do you do?"
• "What do you do for a
living?"
Where do you work?
there are many ways to answer it:
• I work at/for... (name of company)
"I still (masih) work at Google"
"I work for Nike.“
"I work for Tom Cruise. I'm his public
relations manager.”
OR
"I'm a/an... (your job title)."
• I work in... (a place) “I work in an office.”
(city/country) “I work in Paris”
(a department) “I work in sales”
(a general area/industry) “I work in finance”
• I work with... (things / people that are the
objects of your day to-day work) “I work with
computers”, “I work with special-needs
children. ”
Add more details
"I'm responsible for..." or "I'm in charge of..."
or “My job involves…”
• I'm responsible for updating the company
website.
• I'm in charge of interviewing candidates for
jobs.
• My job involves giving tours of the museum.
After these phrases, use the -ING form of the
verb.
• I'm a/an... (your job title)
“I'm a teacher”
• you don't have a job? You can say:
“I'm unemployed”
“I'm between jobs at the moment.”
“I'm a student.”
“ I'm a stay-at-home mom/dad”
If you work for yourself, "I'm self-employed."
If you have your own company "I own a small
business," "I own a restaurant" or "I own a graphic
design company."
Describing your job
• I’m a (job)… • I’m self-employed.
• I work as a (job)… • I own my own company.
• I’m responsible for (+ ing)…
• I’m currently working as a • I ensure…
(job)… • I deal with…
• I just started at (company)… • I manage…
• I just started working as a • I direct…
(job)…
• I supervise…
• I oversee…
• I’ve been with (company) • I advise…
since/for… • Starting from: mulai dari/ include
• I’ve been a (job) since/for… • I handle…
• I work for (company). • My role is….
• I work in (field/industry)… • My responsibilities include (+ing)…
• I report to (person/people).
• I work with/collaborate with
(person/people).
Describing your Company
• We’re based in (country/city) • We’re a multinational company.
… • We’re a local company.
• We’re located in • We’re a small business.
(country/city)… • We’re a start-up.
• Our headquarters is in • We have
(country/city)… branches/subsidiaries/offices in
(country).
• The company was founded
• We have (number) employees.
in (year)…We’re in the • We’re a privately owned
_______ industry. company/corporation/governme
• We produce/manufacture… nt organization/non-profit.
• We sell… • We do business with…
• We distribute… • Our clients/customers include…
• We offer/provide…
Describing your job
• My job is interesting / exciting.
• I find my work very rewarding.
• The work is quite challenging.
• My job is tough / tiring / demanding
• The work is rather dull / boring /
repetitive.
Employment Vocabulary
• When you are officially accepted into a new job at a
company, you are hired
• When you're hired, you become an employee of the
company. The company becomes your employer.
• The other employees in the company are your
colleagues or coworkers.
• The person above you who is responsible for your work is
your boss or supervisor.
• You can work full-time (usually about 40 hours per
week)
• part-time (usually 15-25 hours per week).
• A small number of companies offer flex-time
meaning the employee can set his/her own schedule.
• In some jobs, you work shifts – meaning the hours
aren’t the same every day;instead, you work a
specific block of hours that the manager schedules
• work overtime, it means you work extra hours in
addition to your normal schedule.
• go to work for arriving at work, and get off work for
leaving work. “I go to work at 8:30, and I get off work
at 5.”
• Your commute is how long it takes you to arrive at
work by car or public transportation. For example, “I
have a 20-minute commute.”
• Some jobs allow you to work remotely – that means
you can work from home or another place with an
internet connection, and you communicate with your
coworkers by phone, e-mail, and video conferencing
• earn a salary - money you receive regularly for your
work
• If you're good at your job, you might get a pay raise
(or a raise) - an increase in your salary
• You could also get a promotion - an increase in
importance and authority
• At the end of the year, some companies give their
employees a bonus - extra money for work well
done.
• The opposite of "hire" is fire - when your company
forces you to leave your job
• The company reducing its size, then we say the
employee was laid off.
• If you decide to leave your job, there are three verbs
you can use:
I'm going to quit my job.
I'm going to leave my job.
I'm going to resign
• When an old person decides to stop working, the
verb for this is retire
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