Words / B1

JOBS-eek-uh/ˈdʒɒbsiːkə/

A jobseeker is a person looking for work. UK benefits: Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA). Applicant is narrower (for one post); unemployed person stresses not having a job. Do not hyphenate job-seeker in most UK news. Courses: every jobseeker updates a CV.

Meaning

A person who is looking for work (UK: Jobseeker’s Allowance).

Examples

• “Every jobseeker on the course had to update a CV.”
• “Jobseeker’s Allowance is not the same as Universal Credit in every case.”

Good to know

a jobseeker. UK benefit: Jobseeker’s Allowance. Narrower: an applicant. Usually one word. DWP / college courses.

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