Collocations in Use – Part 157

.Complete each sentence with the appropriate word

generous / competitive / between / candidates / dismiss / career / description / offer / internship / minimum / rewarding / interview

Terry: There’s Steven, a veteran reporter who’s currently ……………… jobs. He makes it clear in his cover letter that he expects a …………… salary and ……………… benefits

?Melissa: He might be worth it. Why did he leave his last job

Terry: Um, well, I checked his references and it turns out he was ……………… for sexual harassment of a co-worker

? ………………… Melissa: Oh… that’s not ideal. Do we have any other

Terry: None who are particularly qualified – there’s a marketing consultant looking for a ……………… change, and a few people who apparently didn’t read the job ………………… and sent us generic letters

Melissa: Maybe we could …………… Dana the job, and if it’s too much work for her to handle, we could have Bob do an ………………… to help her out
. ……………… We could only afford to pay him ………… wage, but he might find the experience

.Terry: OK – let’s ………………… both of them next week

:Answers

between / competitive / generous
dismissed
candidates
career/ description
offer/ internship/ minimum
rewarding