Italian All-in-One For Dummies by Consumer Dummies Page B

eel nohs -troh teem ah oohn seh-greh- tah -ryoh.) ( No, our team has a secretary. )
    Dov’è il direttore? (doh- veh eel dee-reht- toh -reh?) ( Where is the director? )
    Nel suo ufficio. (nehl sooh -oh oohf -fee- choh.) ( In her office. )
    Interviewing
    Congratulations! You’ve sent in your curriculum (koohr- ree -kooh-loohm) ( resumé ) and the company has invited you for a colloquio di lavoro (kohl- loh -kwyoh dee lah- voh -roh) ( job interview ). The job interview is a discussion in which you have to take an active part. Not only do you have to “sell” your skills, but you must also assess le opportunità di carriera (leh ohp-pohr-tooh-nee- tah dee kahr- ryeh -rah) ( career opportunity ) and crescita professionale ( kreh -shee-tah proh-fehs-syoh- nah -leh) ( professional growth ) within the company.
    As a candidato (kahn-dee- dah -toh) ( candidate ), you answer and ask questions, exchange punti di vista ( poohn -tee dee vee -stah) ( points of view ), and emphasize your potential. Don’t forget that the objective is to move toward a mutual, good rapporto di lavoro (rahp- pohr -toh dee lah- voh -roh) ( working relationship ).
    In Italy, want ads often request information on an applicant’s personality. Also, job advertisements don’t usually contain mailing addresses. Instead, ads list fax or e-mail addresses. You send your domanda d’assunzione (doh- mahn -dah dahs-soohn- tsyoh -neh) ( job application ) and/or your curriculum vitae or resumé via fax or e-mail.
    Here are a few other terms that may be useful when applying or interviewing for a job:
    affidabile (ahf-fee- dah -bee-leh) ( dependable )
    annuncio (ahn- noohn -choh) ( advertisement )
    assistente (ahs-sees- tehn -teh) ( assistant )
    colloquio (kohl- loh -kwyoh) ( interview )
    responsabile (reh-spohn- sah -bee-leh) ( responsible )
    Covering compensation and breaks
    According to the Constitution of the Italian Republic (Article 36), lo stipendio (stee- pehn -dyoh) ( salary ) must be proportionate and appropriate to the duration and quality of service performed by the lavoratore (lah-voh-rah- toh -reh) ( worker ) and sufficient for a reasonably good quality of life.
    In Italy, there’s no stipendio minimo (stee- pehn -dyoh mee -nee-moh) ( minimum wage ) set by law. Usually, a pay is deemed sufficient if it corresponds to that shown in the contratto collettivo (kohn- traht -toh kohl-leht- tee -voh) ( collective labor agreement ) for the sector. Il pagamento (eel pah-gah- mehn -toh) ( payment ) of wages is normally mensile (mehn- see -leh) ( on a monthly basis ).
    The Italian Constitution also establishes that all lavoratori (lah-voh-rah- toh -ree) ( workers ) have the right to riposo settimanale (ree- poh -soh seht-tee-mah- nah -leh) ( weekly rest ) and ferie annuali retribuite ( feh -ryeh ahn- nwah -lee reh-tree- bwee -teh) ( paid annual holidays ).
    Describing things around the office
    For many of us, l’ufficio (loohf- fee -choh) ( the office ) is the place where we spend most of our day. No matter whether it’s a single stanza ( stahn -tsah) ( room ) and a simple scrivania (scree-vah- nee- ah) ( desk ) between two pareti (pah- reh -tee) ( walls ), with few sedie ( seh -dyeh) ( chairs ), Italians will furnish it to make it un ambiente comodo (oohn ahm- byehn -teh koh -moh-doh) ( a comfortable environment ) for gli impiegati (lyee eem-pyeh- gah -tee) ( employees ) and attraente (aht-trah- ehn -teh) ( attractive ) for i clienti ( clyehn -tee) ( customers ).
    Buildings, hangouts, and other key work areas
    Open spaces are increasingly prevalent. They require more flexible solutions such as panche ( pahn -keh) ( benches ), tavoli condivisi ( tah -voh-lee kohn-dee- vee -see) ( shared desks ), and zone relax ( dzoh -neh reh- lahx ) ( relaxation areas ).
    In times of frenetic activity, la pausa caffé (lah pah -ooh-sah cahf -feh ) ( the coffee break ) is very important. You can relax from attività ripetitive