Á vinnumarkaðnum — jobs and applications

From ad to interview

The path runs: atvinnuauglýsingin (the job ad) → umsóknin with ferilskráin (the CV) attached → atvinnuviðtalið (the job interview). She read the job ad in the paper.

Hún las atvinnuauglýsinguna í blaðinu.

The workplace

wordmeaning
vinnustaðurinnthe workplace
stéttarfélagiðthe trade union
launahækkuninthe pay rise

Iceland is one of the most unionized countries in the world — nearly everyone belongs to a stéttarfélag, and it is who you ask about your rights.

reka — two meanings at work

reka is to run a business (She runs a small company in town.

Hún rekur lítið fyrirtæki í bænum.) and also to fire someone (reka úr vinnunni). Context decides.

Signing off

kveðjan is the greeting or sign-off — letters and emails end með bestu kveðju, with best regards.

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