Clerical meaning in English
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Definition
(a) clerical (worker): (an) office, administrative (worker)
clerical duties: office, administration duties
Examples
- "Some clerical duties."
Exercise 1
The Delavigne Corporation is looking for a candidate with various qualifications.
They are looking for someone who:
There may be more than one correct choice!
They are looking for someone who:
There may be more than one correct choice!
The Delavigne Corporation is looking for a candidate with various qualifications.
They are looking for someone who:
There may be more than one correct choice!
They are looking for someone who:
There may be more than one correct choice!
The advertisement indicates that "some clerical duties" are required for the position. "Clerical duties" are various office tasks including organization and administration, filing and taking care of correspondence. A "duty" is a "task" or "responsibility".
The advertisement offers "medical benefits" for the manager, however this isn't a requirement, but rather a benefit for whoever gets the job.
There is nothing in the advertisement that suggests the person who applies for this job must have sales experience.
The job advert says "Must be based locally". This means the person they are looking for has to live in (or near to) San Francisco, the city where the Delavigne offices are located. "Must" (without a subject) is often used like this in adverts to say something is obligatory.
The advertisement asks for a "reliable" person. "Reliable" and "dependable" share a similar meaning. Both terms indicate a "trustworthy", "capable" person who can be counted on.
Exercise 2
The Delavigne Corporation is looking for a candidate who:
There may be more than one correct choice here!
There may be more than one correct choice here!
The Delavigne Corporation is looking for a candidate who:
There may be more than one correct choice here!
There may be more than one correct choice here!
The job advert says 'Must be based locally'. This means the person they are looking for has to live in (or near to) San Francisco, the city where the Delavigne offices are located. 'Must' (without a subject) is often used like this in adverts to say something is obligatory.
The advertisement indicates that the position will involve 'some clerical duties'. 'Clerical duties' are various office tasks including organization and administration, filing and taking care of correspondence. A 'duty' is a 'task' or 'responsibility'.
This is the only false statement here. The advertisement states 'no recruiters please'. 'Recruiters' are 'head-hunters' or human resources professionals. 'No recruiters' means that the Delavigne Corporation only wants applications from individual candidates, not companies representing a pool of job-seekers.
The advertisement asks for a 'reliable' person. 'Reliable' and 'dependable' share a similar meaning. Both terms indicate a 'trustworthy', 'capable' person who can be 'counted on' to do their work.
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