job

high-powered, top

She finally landed a top job at an international marketing firm last year.

plum

She finally landed a plum job at the design firm after years of freelance work.

cushy

She landed a cushy job at the library where she mostly organized books and chatted with regulars.

ideal

Working as a teacher turned out to be the ideal job for someone who loves helping others learn.

boring, dead-end, menial, routine, undemanding

She didn't enjoy her menial job at the warehouse, so she decided to look for something better.

regular, steady

She finally found a steady job after months of searching for work.

proper

She finally got a proper job after graduating from university last year.

have

My father has a job at the hospital working as a nurse.

find, get, land, take

After months of searching, he finally landed a job at the new tech company downtown.

lose

Many workers lost their jobs when the factory closed down last year.

right person for the job

She proved to be the right person for the job when she solved the problem quickly.

hold down, keep

She worked hard to keep her job during the company's difficult year.

advertise

The company advertised the job in the local newspaper last week.

interview (sb) for

The company is currently interviewing for three new jobs in their marketing team.

create, provide (sb with)

The government's investment program provided thousands of jobs for local workers.

axe, cut, shed

The company decided to cut jobs in order to reduce costs during the recession.

protect, safeguard

The new factory will protect hundreds of jobs in our community.

do

She does a good job managing the office, even though it's very busy.

know

My manager knows her job well and always helps us solve difficult problems.

pay

My new job pays enough to cover my rent and bills comfortably.

go

The factory announced that 300 jobs would go due to the new automation system.

difficult, hard, tough

It was a difficult job, but someone had to organize the messy files in the storage room.

fiddly, tedious

Cleaning out the gutters is such a tedious job that I always put it off for months.

unenviable

Sarah took on the unenviable job of telling her friends about the cancelled party.

do, make

My sister did an excellent job organizing the office files yesterday afternoon.

have (on)

My sister has three jobs on right now, so she's quite busy with work.

take on

He took on a new job at the marketing company last month.

get on with

We need to stop talking and get on with the job if we want to finish by tonight.

~ in

The teacher did a great job in explaining the difficult math concept to the class.

~ of

She did an excellent job of organizing the office party last weekend.

~ on

She did an excellent job on the school project and received top marks.

get a job done

She hired a contractor to get the job done before the guests arrived.

do

She does a good job managing the office, even though it's very demanding.

bungle

The new employee bungled the job on her first day and had to redo everything.