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el mundo laboral

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aprobar
to pass (exams)
apuntarse al paro
to sign on (the dole)
asalariado
salaried employee
beca
grant
buen dominio
good command
buscar alianzas
look for partners
capacitado
qualified
cobrar el paro
to claim unemployment benefit
competir
to compete
consejo
advice
contrato basura
poorly-paid short-term contract
empresario
entrepeneur
esfuerzo personal
personal commitment
espabilar
to wise up
formación profesional
vocational training
formarse
to train
fracaso escolar
dropping out of school
funcionario
civil servant
futuro digno
worthy future
hacer negocio con
to do business with
hacer un esfuerzo
to make an effort
niño mimado
spoilt kid
nota
mark, result
ONG (organización no gubernamental)
NGO
oposición
state-organised exam for state sector post
paro
unemployment
puesto de trabajo
job, work position
quedarse sin trabajo
to be out of work
reciclarse
to retrain, bring oneself up to date
reforma laboral
labour reform
sistema educativo
education system
ajustarse
to adapt
comercio
trade
competencia
capability, skill
competetividad
competetiveness
contrato a tiempo parcial
part-time contract
contrato de prácticas
work placement
contrato de prueba/temporal
temporary contract
contrato no remunerado
unpaid contract
contrato precario
contract offering poor conditions
crecimiento
growth
demandas del mercado
market demands
desenvolverse
to cope, handle
empleado
employee
expansión
expansion
favorecer
to encourage
grado
degree
herramienta informática
IT tool
hostelería
catering and hotel management
oportunidades laborales
work opportunities
PYME (pequeña y mediana empresa)
small and medium-sized enterprise (SME)
presupuesto
budget
privatización
privatisation
productividad
productivity
puesto
post
recursos humanos
human resources
salida laboral
work opportunity
titulado universitario
person with a university degree
agotado
exhausted
apechugar
to face up to
autónomo
self-employed
cobrar
to get paid
cogerse una exedencia
to take unpaid leave
comprometerse
to commit
delegado
representative
desencantado
disillusioned
estar a años luz de
to be light years away from
faltar al trabajo
to be absent from work
hacer malabrismos
to juggle
igualdad de género
gender equality
jornada laboral
working day
malabarista
juggler
mediar
to mediate
organizarse el propio horario
to choose your own working hours
pactar
to agree
plantilla
personnel
prorrogarse
to extend
quemarse
to get burnt out
reducción de jornada
reduction of working hours
reloj biológico
biological clock
rendir
to perform well
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