Applicant meaning in English
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Definition
a(n) (job) applicant: a candidate (for a job)
Examples
- "Applicant : Oh, my bad!"
- "Applicant : Oh!"
- "Applicant : Hello, I'm calling in regards to a job that's being offered."
- "Applicant : Well, like I said, I'm calling about a job that I saw in yesterday's newspaper."
- "Applicant : Yeah!"
- "I am a highly qualified applicant for that position."
- "Applicant : Oh, dude!"
- "Applicant : No I guess it's not, Mr. President."
- "Smooth Operator (Philip Cheeter) says : Interviewing a job applicant."
- "Janine : One job applicant in Florida answered her phone..."
Exercise 1
Fill in the blanks with terms used in the audio.
This term describes a formal meeting to assess someone for a new job.
I don't think I performed very well during the job , but they still offered it to me.
This term is synonymous with a candidate (for a job): it is someone who makes a request for a job.
We are meeting the job tomorrow to discuss the position.
This term describes a reduction in jobs, it is often used in the plural form.
Our company is not doing well this year so we have to make job .
This term describes a formal meeting to assess someone for a new job.
I don't think I performed very well during the job , but they still offered it to me.
This term is synonymous with a candidate (for a job): it is someone who makes a request for a job.
We are meeting the job tomorrow to discuss the position.
This term describes a reduction in jobs, it is often used in the plural form.
Our company is not doing well this year so we have to make job .
Fill in the blanks with terms used in the audio.
This term describes a formal meeting to assess someone for a new job.
I don't think I performed very well during the job interview 1, but they still offered it to me.
This term is synonymous with a candidate (for a job): it is someone who makes a request for a job.
We are meeting the job applicant 2 tomorrow to discuss the position.
This term describes a reduction in jobs, it is often used in the plural form.
Our company is not doing well this year so we have to make job cuts 3.
This term describes a formal meeting to assess someone for a new job.
I don't think I performed very well during the job interview 1, but they still offered it to me.
This term is synonymous with a candidate (for a job): it is someone who makes a request for a job.
We are meeting the job applicant 2 tomorrow to discuss the position.
This term describes a reduction in jobs, it is often used in the plural form.
Our company is not doing well this year so we have to make job cuts 3.
1 interview: A "job" interview is a formal discussion regarding a new job. Janine says "don't leave your cell phone on during the job interview."
2 applicant: A "job applicant" is someone who applies for a job, or some who makes a formal request for a job. In the audio, Janine uses the example of "One job applicant in Florida".
3 cuts: In the audio, Brent says "in light of recent job cuts" meaning because of the recent reduction in jobs. "Job cut" comes from the verb "to cut (jobs)" which means to reduce the amount of jobs. Example: Doogle announced a program of job cuts after a period of poor economic activity.
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