front 1 credentials | back 1 qoraal aqoonsi ah documents that prove your skills EXAMPLE: The interviewer asked Maurice about his credentials. Maurice showed her his high school diploma and his computer certificates. |
front 2 essential | back 2 aasaasi ah very important and necessary EXAMPLE: Computers are an essential part of our lives. |
front 3 fire | back 3 shaqo ka eryid (verb) to tell someone they must leave their job EXAMPLE: After she came to work late 5 times, her boss fired her. |
front 4 previous | back 4 hore happening before something else EXAMPLE: I am a teacher now. My previous job was working in the library as a librarian. |
front 5 quality | back 5 dabeecad shaqsiyeed a person's character trait EXAMPLE: Let's promote him to manager. He shows strong leadership qualities and his coworkers respect him. |
front 6 weakness | back 6 daciifnimo something about you that is not as good as it should be EXAMPLE: One of my weaknesses is that I don't like to ask people for help. I try to do all of the work myself! |
front 7 Are you a good fit? | back 7 Aad ugu haboon Are you the right person for this job? EXAMPLE: We need someone who is very positive and good at encouraging their coworkers. Do you think you are a good fit for this position? |
front 8 disorganized | back 8 aan habeysnayn not good at planning and organizing things EXAMPLE: I don't think we should hire her to work in the office. She is very disorganized. |
front 9 enthusiastic | back 9 xamaasad leh very interested and excited about something EXAMPLE: I like our new coworker. She is very enthusiastic about her work, and that makes me feel good. |
front 10 expert | back 10 khabiir someone who knows a lot about something EXAMPLE: You should ask our supervisor how to solve that problem. She is an expert and always knows what to do. |
front 11 focus on | back 11 Diirada saaraya (verb) give a lot of attention to one thing EXAMPLE: If you want to learn new words, you need to focus on studying them. Use the notecards. Make flashcards yourself. Ask someone to quiz you! |
front 12 get the job done | back 12 shaqada dhameeya complete your responsibilities EXAMPLE: I am very glad I hired Miguel. I never have to finish his work or correct any mistakes. He gets the job done. |
front 13 qualifications | back 13 xirfad the skills and experience that you need in order to do something EXAMPLE: Let's hire Irene for the job. She has all of the necessary qualifications. She will do very well in the position. |
front 14 remind | back 14 xasuusin to help someone remember something EXAMPLE: Can you remind me how to log into this website? I forgot how to do it. |
front 15 situation | back 15 xaalad what is happening now and the conditions EXAMPLE: He lost his job and his car broke down. He is in a difficult situation. |
front 16 summarize | back 16 soo koobid (verb) to describe briefly the main facts of something EXAMPLE: I don't want to read that article. It's too long. Will you summarize it for me? |
front 17 take steps | back 17 qaad talaabooyin do something to improve a situation EXAMPLE: He has a difficult problem. He needs to take steps to solve it. |
front 18 tough | back 18 adag difficult EXAMPLE: He has had a tough time at work lately. He may look for another job so he can be happy again. |
front 19 tricky | back 19 adag tahay in lala macaamilo difficult to deal with or do EXAMPLE: That test was very hard! The teacher wrote many tricky questions. I wasn't sure which answer I should pick--sometimes 2 of them seemed right! |
front 20 troublemaker | back 20 dhibgeyste someone who causes problems on purpose EXAMPLE: I'm glad they fired Beth. She liked to talk about people behind their backs. This made people upset. Beth was a troublemaker. She liked to make trouble. |
front 21 type of | back 21 nooca kind of EXAMPLE: A: What type of job are you looking for? Do you want to work in an office or in a factory? B: I don't want that type of work. I am a CNA. I want to work in a hospital. |