French vocabulary post dedicated to words in one or another way related with job.
travail [tʀavaj] (noun, m) – job/work
travailler [tʀavaje] (verb) – to work
boulot [bulo] (informal) – job/work
il prend son boulot à 7 heures du matin – he start toiling at 7 hours in the morning
Je suis au boulot – I am at work
Aller au travail – Go to work
avoir/cherche travail – to have/look for job
bureau [byʀo] – office
employé [ɑ̃plwaje] (noun, m/f) – employe
chef/directeur [diʀɛktœʀ, -ʀis] – boss/director
chef d’etat – head of state
entreprise [ɑ̃tʀəpʀiz] – enterprise
travail régulier – regular/permanent job
faire la navette – to commute
profession [pʀɔfesjɔ̃] – profession
gagner sa/la vie – to make a living
qu’est-ce que tu fais dans la vie? – What do you do for a living?
formation – education
stage [staʒ] – internship
CV – the same thing as in English bur pronounced differently [seve]
lettre de motivation – letter of application
entretien d’embauche – job interview
entretien [ɑ̃tʀətjɛ̃] – interview/conversation
embauche [ɑ̃boʃ] (v) – to hire
embauché (n) – hired person
RH (ressources humaines) – HR (human resources)
travailleur qualifié/ouvrier qualifié [uvʀije, -jɛʀ] – skilled worker
être en/au chômage – to be on the dole/to be unemployed
chômage [ʃomaʒ] – unemployment
cmômeur/chômeuse [ʃomœʀ, -øz] – unemployed
virer [viʀe] / licencier [lisɑ̃sje] – to sack/fire someone
un emploi à plein temps – full time job
un emploi à temps partiel – part time job
salaire [salɛʀ] – salary
heures supplémentaires – overtime
coupe – salary cut
grève [gʀɛv] – strike