Getting a summer job
Here are the words you need to find employment this summer…
Conversation about summer jobs
Daniel: Have you got a summer job organized?
Jadie: Well, I’ve applied for an internship at IBM in Boston. Last year I worked at a summer camp, as a tennis coach, and I’d really like to go back to the US. How about you?
Daniel: I’ve been offered a live-in job as a kitchen assistant in Newquay, but I'll have to work long hours and you don't get tips like you do if you're waiting. So I’m still looking. I did a work placement last year at my uncle's company and he said they'd love to have me back there but the work was dull - a desk job with loads of admin. I fancy being a seasonal farm worker, maybe a hop-picker, where you get your board and lodging. When will you hear from IBM?
Jadie: I sent the application form off about three weeks ago and the, advert said that the interviews would be held in London at the end of the month. If I don't get it, I think I’ll try to get a job as a holiday rep.
Daniel: Do you speak any languages?
Jadie: No, but I’ve got a lot of relevant experience and I could get a very good reference from my summer camp team-leader. He said I’ve got great interpersonal skills.
Daniel: Have you considered doing voluntary work?
Jadie: What do you me an, working in a charity shop?
Daniel: No - something a lot more active than that, like working in a national park. You get to meet people who are interested in conservation, and it would look good on your CV.
Jadie: But it doesn't look so good on your bank statement. I want something that's going to pay at least the minimum wage!
Conversation vocabulary
summer job = un job pour les vacances/emploi temporaire
apply = postuler
internship = stage en entreprise
summer camp = colonie de vacances
a live-in job = un travail avec logement
work long hours = avoir une journée très longue
tips = pourboire
wait ici, = travailler comme serveur (ou serveuse)
work placement = stage en entreprise
company = entreprise
desk job = travail de bureau
loads of admin (administration) = beaucoup de travail administratif
seasonal farm work = travail agricole saisonnier
hop-picker = cueilleur/euse de houblon
get board and lodging = être nourri et logé
application form = formulaire de candidature
advert = publicité
interview = entretien
holiday rep = représentant d'agence de voyages dans une station balnéaire
relevant experience = expérience au préalable
team-leader = chef d'équipe
interpersonal skills = compétences de communication
voluntary work = travail bénévole
charity shop = boutique vendant des articles au profit d'une organisation caritative
minimum wage = salaire minimum
bank statement = relevé de compte
More summer job words
au pair = jeune fille au pair
catering industry = industrie de l'hôtellerie et la restauration
chambermaid = femme de chambre
checkout = assistant caissier/ère
courier = coursier/ère
factory work = travail en usine
gap year = année entre l'école et la fac
I don't want to be desk-bound = je ne veux pas être sédentaire
intern = stagiaire
nanny = nourrice
night shift = poste de nuit
résumé (US) = CV
shift-work = les trios-huit
temp = intérimaire
temping = travailler comme intérimaire
waiter/waitress = serveur/serveuse
work experience = stage en entreprise