Work & Career

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Can refer to the physical room, the piece of furniture, or the entire agency/office where one works.

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Spelled the same for male and female; only the article changes (le collègue / la collègue).

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Commonly used when talking about private corporations or commercial businesses.

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Refers to the fixed regular payment earned by an employee.

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For a job interview, it is specifically called 'entretien d'embauche'.

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Pronounced [se.ve] in French; plural adds an 's' in writing (des CV).

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Can mean a job position, a post office, or an extension phone line depending on context.

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Common verbs used with it are 'assister à une réunion' (attend) and 'animer une réunion' (lead).

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Often used in plural when listing professional qualifications on a resume.

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Derived from the verb employer (to employ).

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Feminine form is 'l'employée'.

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Also means a frame (picture frame) or framework in different contexts.

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The phrase 'partir à la retraite' means to retire.

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Uncountable noun in this context; 'être au chômage' means to be unemployed.

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Frequently used for temporary projects or consulting assignments.

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Regular -er verb. Synonym: 'recruter'.

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Stem-changing verb (gérer -> il gère), similar to espérer or préférer.

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Followed by the preposition 'de' when specifying what one resigns from.

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Regular -er verb. Can also mean to graduate in an academic context ('être licencié').

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Irregular verb conjugated like mouvoir. Past participle is 'promu'.

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Used with the preposition 'à' (à temps partiel / à temps plein).

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Common phrase found in many job postings ('savoir travailler en équipe').

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Often abbreviated colloquially as 'faire des sup'.

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Literal translation is 'to win one's life'.

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Uses the verb 'prendre' (to take).