Glossary: Working life A Replace the underlined words with synonyms given in the glossary.
1. My aunt resigned in January and has been applying for a job / has been looking for work ever since.
2. Many restaurants and hotels seem to be interested in finding more personnel these days.
3. Is it a good fringe benefit to get free lunches at the restaurant where you work?
4. Is the nearby cafe hiring/employing new employees/workers at the moment?
5. It's owned by an entrepreneur who works all hours.
6. Will you never rest if you run a business / an enterprise?

B Fill in the blanks. The ends of the words have been given. When choosing an 1. occupation, the first thing to come to mind probably isn’t the 2. retirement age.
Regardless of your career 3. prospects and even chances of getting a 4. promotion, the fact is that you need money to hang your hat early and become an old age 5. pensioner.
The higher your 6. salary, the easier it should be to save some money while still in 7. working life.
8. Qualified/Skilled physicians, surgeons and orthodontists tend to earn nicely.
As far as people outside the medical 9. professions/occupations are concerned, there are also 10. entrepreneurs who manage to retire early.
This is worth considering if you are looking for an 11. apprenticeship and choosing firms to gain experience.
Who knows, you might set up your own successful 12. company one of these days.

C Step 1 Translate the questions. 1. How familiar are you with this (line of) business? / How familiar is this (line of) business / work to you?
2. How often do you update your CV/resume?
3. How long have you been applying for a job?
4. What kind of perks/fringe benefits do you expect?
5. Have you ever been on strike or furloughed / on unpaid holiday?
6. Would you be willing to work on commission?
7. Have you ever considered becoming an entrepreneur / a self-employed person?
8. What kind of references did your previous employer give you?
9. What is a reasonable severance payment in your opinion?
10. What would make you quit your job / resign?