Collocations are words that commonly appear together, making your English sound natural and fluent. Understanding the correct collocations for “job,” “work,” and “career” is particularly important if you want to communicate professionally and effectively.
Job Collocations
- Have a job: Being employed.
- Example: “He has a job in marketing.”
- Apply for a job: Attempting to obtain employment.
- Example: “I applied for a job at IBM last week.”
- Permanent job / steady job: Stable, ongoing employment.
- Example: “She hopes to find a permanent job soon.”
- Offer someone a job: Provide employment.
- Example: “They offered him a job after the interview.”
Work Collocations
- Complete work: Finish tasks or assignments.
- Example: “Did you complete your work on the project?”
- Available to start work: Ready to begin tasks or employment immediately.
- Example: “I’m available to start work next Monday.”
- Take on work: Accept additional responsibilities.
- Example: “Are you willing to take on more work this quarter?”
- Carry out work: Perform or execute specific tasks.
- Example: “The team carried out work on system upgrades.”
- Work closely with: Collaborate effectively with someone.
- Example: “Our developers work closely with the QA team.”
Career Collocations
- Have a career in: Professionally involved in a specific field.
- Example: “He has a career in finance.”
- Career takes off: Become successful quickly.
- Example: “Her career took off after her promotion.”
- Climb the career ladder: Progress professionally to higher positions.
- Example: “He climbed the career ladder and became CEO.”
- Start a career: Begin one’s professional life.
- Example: “She started her career at a small tech company.”
- Promising career: A career likely to be successful.
- Example: “You have a promising career ahead in management.”