application form (esp. job application)
first; preliminary; primary (sources, industry, etc.); original; linear (function, equation); first-order
economics department; economics school
finance; financing; credit transacting; monetary; financial; credit
brokerage; brokerage firm; broking house; securities company
dozens; scores of; decades
document screening; paper screening; narrowing down a field of applicants based on resumes, written applications, etc.
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
document; official papers
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
faint hopes; dim prospects; little hope; unlikely (to be successful)
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
ill-preparedness; insufficient preparation; lack of preparation
feeling keenly; fully realizing
question; inquiry; enquiry
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
cowardice; timidity; bashfulness
interviewer (for job, school, etc. interviews)
to be extremely embarrassed; to burn with shame
bank; banking institution
branch office; branch store
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
comparatively; relatively
to be valuable as scrap; to be able to do other work; to have marketable skills
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
job hunting; job searching