ESLPodcast 56 - Hiring for a Job Flashcards

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To announce one’s intent to leave a job; to inform an employer that one is leaving, подать заявление об увольнении

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Last week, my administrative assistant ……. that he was quitting in two weeks. It couldn’t have come at a worse time.

He gave notice yesterday that he’ll leave in two weeks.
Did you hear, Jack gave notice today

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a person employed to aid an executive, as in a corporate department, by coordinating such office services and procedures as the supervision, maintenance, and control of the flow of work and programs, personnel, budgeting, records, etc., for the entire department.

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Last week, my ……..gave notice that he was quitting in two weeks. It couldn’t have come at a worse time.

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в самый неподходящий момент

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Last week, my administrative assistant gave notice that he was quitting in two weeks. ……

It couldn’t have come at a worse time.

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An advertisement seeking applicants for a job.

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Last week, my administrative assistant gave notice that he was quitting in two weeks. It couldn’t have come at a worse time. It was a very busy time of the year, but there was nothing I could do. Right away, we put a …… in the classifieds and received several applications for the job. I called in four of them for interviews and I had narrowed it down to two candidates.

want ad

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обзвонить

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Last week, my administrative assistant gave notice that he was quitting in two weeks. It couldn’t have come at a worse time. It was a very busy time of the year, but there was nothing I could do. Right away, we put a want ad in the classifieds and received several applications for the job. I …… four of them for interviews and I had narrowed it down to two candidates.

to call in

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Make more specific, to decrease in width or breadth

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Last week, my administrative assistant gave notice that he was quitting in two weeks. It couldn’t have come at a worse time. It was a very busy time of the year, but there was nothing I could do. Right away, we put a want ad in the classifieds and received several applications for the job. I called in four of them for interviews and I had …… to two candidates.

All the food on the menu looked delicious, so I tried to narrow down my choices to only healthy foods.

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a brief written account of personal, educational, and professional qualifications and experience, as that prepared by an applicant for a job.

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The first was Claudia Trujillo. From her …… , I knew that she had had four years of experience working at a telecommunications company. She looked promising and when she arrived for the interview, she was dressed professionally and seemed personable.

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выглядеть многообещающе, хорошо

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The first was Claudia Trujillo. From her resume , I knew that she had had four years of experience working at a telecommunications company. She ……and when she arrived for the interview, she was dressed professionally and seemed personable.

looked promising

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Having a pleasing appearance or manner; attractive; handsome; friendly; amiable, of pleasing personal appearance; handsome or comely; attractive

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The first was Claudia Trujillo. From her resume , I knew that she had had four years of experience working at a telecommunications company. She looked promising and when she arrived for the interview, she was dressed professionally and seemed ……..

I admit him a personable man, for I have seen him; and I will suppose him courteous and agreeable.

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Continuing in a course of action without regard to discouragement, opposition or previous failure.
Persistent determination to adhere to a plan of direction; insistence

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The first was Claudia Trujillo. From her resume , I knew that she had had four years of experience working at a telecommunications company. She looked promising and when she arrived for the interview, she was dressed professionally and seemed personable. When I asked her about her experience, she answered my questions with confidence. She sounded like a hard worker and showed a lot of …………

It had taken nine years from the evening that Truman first showed up with a pie plate at her mother’s door, but his dogged perseverance eventually won him the hand of his boyhood Sunday school crush.

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Of a person, chatting a lot or fond of chatting.

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She sounded like a hard worker and showed a lot of perseverance. The only drawbacks were that she was a little …..and she also seemed a little disorganized.

chatty

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Lacking order or organization; confused; chaotic.

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She sounded like a hard worker and showed a lot of perseverance. The only drawbacks were that she was a little chatty and she also seemed a little …..

disorganized

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A role; the position in which one function

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he second candidate was Alex Mayhew. Alex had more experience than Claudia, but in different ……, and only had one year of experience as an administrative assistant.

capacity

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In need of refinement; unsophisticated

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When I met Alex, he seemed a ……

While rough around the edges, the church is really a wonderful place to be.
The north side of town is a less expensive, rougher round the edges choice for a young family.
His writing is appealing, but a bit rough around the edges.

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Ardent in the pursuit of an object; eager to obtain or do; zealous with sincerity; with hearty endeavour; heartfelt; fervent; hearty; — used in a good sense

serious in intention, purpose, or effort; sincerely zealous:

showing depth and sincerity of feeling:

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When I met Alex, he seemed a little rough around the edges. He was ….. and eager, but didn’t have the air of someone who had worked in a corporate environment.

an earnest worker.

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keen or ardent in desire or feeling; impatiently longing

characterized by or revealing great earnestness

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When I met Alex, he seemed a little rough around the edges. He was .earnest. and …., but didn’t have the air of someone who had worked in a corporate environment.

I am eager for news about them. He is eager to sing.

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It generally means “To have a certain energy about you”. It’s the energy that you emit. It can be either positive or negative. It depends on the context. It can be a “confident energy” or “an arrogant energy” etc..

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When I met Alex, he seemed a little rough around the edges. He was ….. and eager, but didn’t ……. of someone who had worked in a corporate environment.

have the air

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внутри компании

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When I met Alex, he seemed a little rough around the edges. He was .earnest. and eager, but didn’t have the air of someone who had worked in a ……

corporate environment

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Having a clear, quick intellect; intelligent

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When I met Alex, he seemed a little rough around the edges. He was earnest and eager, but didn’t have the air of someone who had worked in a corporate environment. Still, he seemed ….. and easy to get along with.

He’s very bright. He was able to solve the problem without my help.

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To interact or coexist well, without argument or trouble

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When I met Alex, he seemed a little rough around the edges. He was earnest and eager, but didn’t have the air of someone who had worked in a corporate environment. Still, he seemed bright and easy …..

I wish the kids would get along better.
She never did get along with her brother.

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To impress, seem or appear (to).

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When I met Alex, he seemed a little rough around the edges. He was earnest and eager, but didn’t have the air of someone who had worked in a corporate environment. Still, he seemed bright and easy to get along with. He did…… being a little shy, but I think that was because he was nervous.

Golf has always struck me as a waste of time.

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to consider, think about or evaluate something

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So, those are my two options. Now, which one should I hire? I need to…..

I have recently given some thought to manly sports, and I venture a few words in regard to their value in every scheme of all-round education..