noun phrase · neutral
job vacancy
UK/ˈdʒɒb ˈveɪkənsi/US/ˈdʒɑːb ˈveɪkənsi/JOB VA·can·cy
a position within a company that is available to be filled by a new employee
Examples
“The newspaper listed several job vacancies in the local area.”
“They advertised a job vacancy for a marketing assistant.”
“Universities often notify students about job vacancies from partner companies.”
Band 8 sentence
“The recruitment team posted the job vacancy on multiple platforms to attract a diverse pool of qualified candidates.”
Collocations
- advertise a job vacancy
- fill a job vacancy
- list job vacancies
Word family
Common mistakes
vacancy job→job vacancy
apply to a vacancy→apply for a vacancy / apply for a job
Say it for a higher band
5available job→6job opening→7+job vacancy
Synonyms
job opening
Easily confused
job opening
“The company posted several job openings on its website.”
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