8 At work: career and promotion

Question 1

(extra) benefits

Answer 1

extra things apart from salary

Question 2

Achievers

Answer 2

people determined to succeed and achieve great thing

Question 3

Basic

Answer 3

guaranteed minimum salary without overtime or bonuses

Question 4

Close-knit

Answer 4

working in a close relationship - everyone knows each other well and gives each other support when they need it

Question 5

Diverse

Answer 5

of different types

Question 6

Drive

Answer 6

strong motivation

Question 7

Dynamic

Answer 7

same as fast moving

Question 8

Fast-moving

Answer 8

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Question 9

Fit the description

Answer 9

have these qualities

Question 10

Holiday entitlement

Answer 10

number of days you have the right to take as holiday

Question 11

Increments

Answer 11

formal: increases, rises

Question 12

IT

Answer 12

-

Question 13

Job ad/ advertisement

Answer 13

-

Question 14

Job satisfaction

Answer 14

the feeling that your job is worth doing and fulfils you

Question 15

Lucrative

Answer 15

producing a lot of money

Question 16

Maternity leave

Answer 16

time away from work to have a new baby

Question 17

Overworked and underpaid

Answer 17

often said together as a humorous fixed expression

Question 18

Paternity leave

Answer 18

time away from work to have a new baby

Question 19

Perks

Answer 19

extra things apart from salary, informal

Question 20

Reach/hit a glass ceiling

Answer 20

reach a level where you cannot get further promotion, even if you deserve it

Question 21

Rewarding career

Answer 21

giving you a lot back

Question 22

Sale experience

Answer 22

experience selling things

Question 23

To be a high-flyer

Answer 23

someone who has a lot of ability and a strong wish to be successful and is therefore expected to achieve a lot

Question 24

To be demoted

Answer 24

to reduce to a lower grade or rank

Question 25

To be passed over for promotion

Answer 25

someone else who is younger or lower in the organization than you is chosen for it, someone else has been given a higher job instead of me

Question 26

To be short-listed for a job

Answer 26

to be passed the initial resume review process

Question 27

To be snowed under

Answer 27

be overwhelmed with a very large quantity of something, especially work

Question 28

To get turned down for a job

Answer 28

to not accept an offer or request

Question 29

To look to work in

Answer 29

-

Question 30

To seek a career in

Answer 30

same as to look to (consider, hope) work in…