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International.   They   probably  interview (a candidate)
                           won't take me on, though.          items (for discussion)
                           I'm  going  to  take  the  job  at  make (an appointment)
                           Miltons  despite/  in  spite  of  the  participant
                           poor pay.                          process (applications)
                           I  nearly  applied  for  the  sales  put (an advert in the paper)
                           vacancy.                           recruit/recruitment
                           However,  my  colleague  advised  (type up/ take) the minutes
                           me not to.                         take place
                                                              vacancy
                           Adding ideas                       well-qualified
                           I  will  put  the  ad  in  the  local
                           paper.                             Abbreviations and acronyms
                           In  addition,/  Furthermore,  I  will  AOB (any other business)
                           put it in the national press.      ASAP (as soon as possible)
                           You'll  need  to  complete  an  CV (curriculum vitae)
                           application form and send us your  e.g. (for example)
                           CV.                                etc. (and so on)
                           You'll  need  to  complete  an  i.e. (that is)
                           application form. You'll also need  K (kilo = one thousand)
                           to send us your CV                 Ltd (limited)
                                                              PLC (public limited company)
                           Giving examples                    Re. (with reference to)
                           Very few candidates filled in the   VAT (value added tax)
                           application    correctly.    For  p.a. (per annum)
                           example, / For instance,/ To give  pp (per person / pages)
                           an example, several forgot to sign
                           the last page!                        wpm (words per minute)
                           We  need  to  discuss  a  number  of
                           issues  during  the  sales  meeting,
                           such as the new sales targets and
                           recruiting new staff.

                           Explaining
                           Unfortunately,  the  conference
                           room is booked all day Thursday.
                           This means that we'll have to use
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