Below you will find some useful words and their meanings, which may help during your internship and when you apply for jobs in the future.

Apprenticeship: a training course which usually consists of four days a week with an employer and one day a week at a college or training provider. Apprenticeships are available at a range of qualification levels and in most job sectors

CV: a document known as a Curriculum Vitae which individuals produce to highlight key information relating to their skills and employment history

Employee: a person who works for another person or for a company for wages or a salary

Employment sectors: the areas into which the workforce is divided. For example, Agriculture, Engineering, Health & Social Care

Employer: a person or company that has people who do work for wates or a salary

Flexitime: a system in which employees are required to work a certain number of hours but are allowed to choose their own times for starting and finishing

Intern: a person who works for a period of time at a job to gain experience

Labour Market Information (LMI): information on the number of people employed or unemployed, average wages, occupational projections, population, income, unemployment rates, job trends etc.

Lifestyle: someone’s way of living: the things that a person or particular group of people usually do

Occupation: the work that a person does – a person’s job or profession

Overtime: time spent working at your job that is in addition to your normal working hours

Period of notice: to be told you have x amount of time before your job ends

Promotion: the act of moving someone to a higher or more important position or rank in an organisation

Redundant: dismissed from a job because you are no longer needed

Relocation: the action of moving to a new place and establishing your home or business there

Salary: an amount of money that an employee is paid each year

Shift work: a type of work schedule in which groups of workers rotate through set periods throughout the day. For example, this could be 6am – 2pm, 1pm – 10pm or 10pm – 6am

State pension: the State Pension gives you a regular income from the government once you reach State Pension Age

Unemployed: to be without a job

Union: an organisation whose membership consists of workers and union leaders, united to protect and promote their common interests

Workplace pension: a way of saving for your retirement that is arranged by your employer. Usually both you and your employer have to pay into it