Sidi Mohammed Benabdellah University Subject: English for

Engineering
National School of Applied Sciences Semester: 2
Preparatory Cycle 1 Pr. KHOUMSSI Khawla

ENGLISH ONLINE CLASS 1

WEEK 8

Pr. KHOUMSSI
Khawla
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
JOBS/WORK/CAREER
 JOB ?????

Profession

Occupation

Employment
 If we work for around 25 hours or less per
week, what do we call this kind of jobs?

Part-time Job (s)

And around 40 hours or more?

Full-time Job (s)

 What does Job hunt mean?

Job search

e.g.
A: How is the job hunt going with you?
B: I haven’t find any jobs yet.
What are the documents required to apply for a
job?

Curriculum Vitae (CV)

Cover Letter
Job Application
We can say CV

Or

Resume
 THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN JOB
AND WORK

Job= A full or part-time position of paid

employment

It is a countable noun.
e.g. I had seven jobs in the past 5 years
Work= refers to general efforts and
activities done to accomplish a goal.
• It refers also to the context of your place of
employment
 We can say work at / for (a company): “I work at General Motors.”

 We can say you’re working on (a project / task): “I’m working on a

market analysis” or “I’m working on improving customer satisfaction.”

 We can say you work with (people / objects): “I work with special
needs children” or “I work with hazardous chemicals.”
Unlike the word job, work is an uncountable noun.

We can’t say:
I have three works to do this week.

But rather:
I have three projects or tasks to do this week.
 TYPES/ CATEGORIES OF JOBS

Blue Collar Jobs

Where workers have to perform manual labor, often at
an hourly wage
e.g.
Electrian
Mechanician
Custodian
 White Collar Jobs
White-collar workers are suit-and-tie workers who
work at a desk
e.g.
Accountant
HR manager
Bank officer
Director
 Professionals
People who are highly qualified and their
job is highly respected all over the word.
e.g.
Doctors
Engineers
Lawyers
 Academics
People whose main job is to teach, read
and write a lot.
e.g
Teacher
College Professor
Writer
 Celebrities

Famous people who belong to the élites

class
e.g. Professional football players
Actors
Singers
Famous writers
 Freeloaders

People who do not have a job and survive by

taking financial help from their friends or
family.
 CARREER

Your career is the total progression of your professional life. It can include
many different jobs over the years.

You can have a career in (a field) – for example, a career in politics /

journalism / teaching / finance
Thank You