| company | to work | employment |
| unemployed | job | jobcentre |
| wage | salary | to earn |
| secretary | office | boss |
| factory/plant | business | income |
| industry | lazy | to become |
| to fire/to sack | employer | trainee |
| to apply | letter of application | job interview |
| profession/occupation | vacancy | staff |
| werk | werken | bedrijf |
| arbeidsbureau | baan | werkloos |
| verdienen | salaris | loon |
| baas | kantoor | secretaresse |
| inkomen | zaak | fabriek |
| worden | lui | industrie |
| stagiaire | werkgever | ontslaan |
| sollicitatiegesprek | sollicitatiebrief | solliciteren |
| personeel | vacature | beroep |