HANDOUT 3

• Passion for something is when you like it very much.
• Challenging is a positive word for something which is exciting and difficult.
• Fast-paced means that things happen quickly in an environment.
• Openings refer to available jobs.
• Reporting to someone means that they are your boss.
• Previous experience is experience of this type of job from before.
• Full training is all the training you need.
• Post-job refers to career prospects, which are opportunities for promotion and career development.
• Leadership qualities are the ability to lead a group.
• Competitive salary is as good as, or better than, other salaries for similar jobs.
• Benefits package is all the extra benefits that a company offers, including a salary.
• Subsidised means that something is partly paid for by the company.
• Dear Sir or Madam is how you start a letter when you do not know the name of the person you are writing to.
• Hands-on experience is practical, direct (not theoretical).
• Field refers to the area of business or activity.
• Customer-facing means dealing directly with customers.
• Team player is a person who is good at working with others.
• Managerial experience is experience of managing other people.
• Yours faithfully is how you finish a letter when you do not know the name of the person you are writing to.
• Stand out means to be better than others.
• Cover letter is a letter sent with a job application, also called a covering letter.