- 1[uncountable, countable] promotion (to something) a move to a more important job or rank in a company or an organization Her promotion to Sales Manager took everyone by surprise. The new job is a promotion for him. a job with excellent promotion prospects Topic CollocationsJobsgetting a job
- look for work
- look for/apply for/go for a job
- get/pick up/complete/fill out an application (form)
- send/e-mail your résumé/CV/application/application form/cover letter
- be called for/have/attend an interview
- offer somebody a job/work/employment/a promotion
- find/get/land a job
- employ/hire/recruit staff/workers/trainees
- recruit/appoint a manager
- arrive at/get to/leave work/the office/the factory
- start/finish work/your shift
- do/put in/work overtime
- have/gain/get/lack/need experience/qualifications
- do/get/have/receive training
- learn/pick up/improve/develop (your) skills
- cope with/manage/share/spread/delegate the workload
- improve your/achieve a better work-life balance
- have (no) job satisfaction/job security
- have a job/work/a career/a vocation
- find/follow/pursue your vocation
- enter/go into/join a profession
- choose/embark on/start/begin/pursue a career
- change jobs/professions/careers
- be/go/work freelance
- do/take on temp work/freelance work
- do/be engaged in/be involved in volunteer work
- leave/quit/resign from your job
- give up work/your job/your career
- hand in your notice/resignation
- plan to/be due to retire in June/next year, etc.
- take early retirement
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- 2[uncountable, countable] activities done in order to increase the sales of a product or service; a set of advertisements for a particular product or service Her job is mainly concerned with sales and promotion. We are doing a special promotion of Chilean wines. see cross-promotion Thesaurusadvertisement
- publicity
- ad
- commercial
- promotion
- preview
- advertisement a notice, picture, or short movie telling people about a product, job, or service; an example of something that shows its good qualities; the act of advertising something and making it public
- publicity [U] the business of attracting the attention of the public to someone or something, such as a company, book, movie, movie star, or product; the things that are done to attract attention:She works in publicity. Her new movie has received a lot of publicity.
- ad (informal) a notice, picture, or short movie telling people about a product, job, or service:We put an ad in the local paper. an ad for a new candy bar
- commercial an advertisement played during a television, radio, or online show
- promotion a set of advertisements for a particular product or service; activities done in order to increase the sales of a product or service:a special promotion of local products The store is running a promotion on its gourmet coffees.
- preview a series of short scenes from a movie or television program, shown in advance to advertise it
- (a/an) advertisement/publicity/ad/commercial/promotion/preview for something
- a TV/television/radio/cinema advertisement/ad/commercial/promotion
- to run/show a(n) advertisement/ad/commercial/preview
- 3[uncountable] promotion of something (formal) activity that encourages people to believe in the value or importance of something, or that helps something to succeed a society for the promotion of religious tolerance
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