Describing your work

First we must differentiate between job and organization, those are related terms but have different meaning.

• Organization: a group of persons organized for some goal or work.
• Job: a piece of work, especially a specific task done as part of the routine of one’s occupation.

Some expressions used to describe your organization:

1. It’s a large / medium-sized / small business.
2. It’s a state – owned / private / family company.
3. We provide… services to the… industry.
4. We make / sell / distribute… We advise… on…
5. We do research into… / We work with…
6. Business is booming / thriving / steady / reasonable / slow / though.
7. Our main customers are…
8.  It’s quite relaxed / informal / people-friendly / traditional / formal / dynamic / forward-looking.

Now let’s see some expressions for describing your job:

1. I work as a junior / middle manager / a trainee / an apprentice.
2. I work in the sales / purchasing / finance / HR department.
3. My job involves… -ing.
4. I’m responsible for… I’m in charge of…
5. I have to (make sure that)… / I deal with…
6. There are six of us in the department.
7. I report to the… manager. / I work with…
8. It’s a challenging / demanding / rewarding / satisfying / fairly routine / uneventful job.
9. It’s sponsored by a pharmaceutical company.
10. It offers very practical training in…
11. It`s a kind of MBA.