WHHU3 Work experience

Terms	Definitions
work experience	period of time that a young person (often as a student) spends on working in a company as a form of training, often unpaid
to moan about	here: to complain
stationery	material for writing and for using in an office, e.g. pens and paper
diligent	showing care and effort in your work or duties
benefit	advantage that sth gives you, a positive effect that sth has
nepotism	giving unfair advantages (e.g. jobs) to your family if you are in a position of power
to palm sb off	to persuade sb to accept sth that you do not want
filing	act of putting documents, letters etc. into a file
to tailor	make or adapt sth for a particular purpose
covering letter	letter containing extra information that you send with your EV
to be suited to sth	to be right or good for sth
ambition	sth you very much want to do or achieve
competitor	here: organization that competes against others in business
trade	activity of buying and selling goods
impressive	making you feel admiration
freebie	sth given to you for free
rarely	not very often
in advance	before sth happens
untoward	unusual, unexpected and unpleasant
to deal with sth	to handle sth, here: to solve a problem
progress	process of improving, developing or getting nearer to achieving sth
to gain sth	to obtain an advantage or benefit from doing sth
broad	including a wide range of things
appreciation	pleasure in recognizing and enjoying the good qualities of sth

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