Job Applications: Understanding job descriptions

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  From BBC learning English.

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  This is learning English for work.

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  And welcome to our special series all about job applications.

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  I'm Phil.

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  And I'm Pippa.

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  In this series, we're talking about every step in the process of getting a job, from search to interview to your first day with helpful vocabulary and tips along the way.

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  And today we're talking about how to decide whether a job is right for you.

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  You can find a transcript of this episode to read along with on our website, bbclearningenglish.com.

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  Okay, so today we're starting with the job search and specifically job descriptions.

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  So what's a job description, Phil?

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  So a job description is the information that you get from a company about a job that they're advertising.

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  Right.

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  And this can be quite different depending on the job.

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  So sometimes it's really detailed and sometimes it's not so detailed.

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  So that makes it a little bit difficult, doesn't it, when you're reading a job description?

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  Yeah.

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  So job descriptions are often written in quite formal language.

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  They can use a lot of jargon, so it can be difficult to understand exactly what they're trying to say.

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  And because of that, it can be difficult to know from a job description whether you should apply for the job.

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  So we're going to try and help you with that today.

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