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IELTS Writing Task 2 Vocabulary: Career

§ accomplishment - something that is successful, or that is achieved after a lot of work or effort

relevant collocations:

great accomplishment

individual accomplishment

major accomplishment

notable accomplishment

sense of accomplishment

§ apprenticeship - a period of time working as an apprentice

relevant collocations:

get an apprenticeship

engineering apprenticeship

construction apprenticeship

serve an apprenticeship

apprenticeship system

§ blue-collar - relating to people who do physical work rather than mental work, and who usually do not work in an office

relevant collocations:

blue-collar job

blue-collar worker

blue-collar groups

blue-collar clientele

§ employability - the skills and abilities that allow you to be employed

relevant collocations:

lack of employability

contributor to employability

enhance employability

employability challenges

employability issues

§ internship - a period of time during which someone works for a company or organization in order to get experience of a particular type of work

relevant collocations:

paid/summer internship

an internship program

hospital internship

college internship

§ layoff - an occasion when a company stops employing someone, sometimes temporarily, because the company does not have enough money or enough work

relevant collocations:

massive layoffs

six-week layoff

layoff notices

temporary layoff

anticipate layoffs

§ economy - the system of trade and industry by which the wealth of a country is made and used

relevant collocations:

the German/US economy

the state of the economy

a weak/strong economy

stagnant economy

knowledge-/service-/cash-based economy

slowdown/downturn in the economy

§ entrepreneur - someone who starts their own business, especially when this involves seeing a new opportunity

relevant collocations:

internet/e-commerce entrepreneur

a property/retail/technology entrepreneur

a wealthy/successful/talented entrepreneur

§ license - an official document that gives you permission to own, do, or use something

relevant collocations:

fully licensed

export licenses

business license

exclusive license

license holder

§ objective - something that you plan to do or achieve

relevant collocations:

main/prime objective

financial objective

projects objectives

long-term objectives

sole objective

§ onboarding - the process in which new employees gain the knowledge and skills they need to become effect

relevant collocations:

onboarding program

executive onboarding

onboarding techniques and strategies

§ reference - a letter that is written by someone who knows you, to describe you and say if you are suitable for a job, course, etc.

relevant collocations:

character references

glowing reference

§ recruiter - a specialized organization that finds people to work for companies, or someone who works for such a company

relevant collocations:

executive recruiter

corporate recruiter

staffing recruiter

labor recruiter