ADJ

high-powered, top
It's one of the top jobs in management
decent, good, worthwhile
interesting
plum
The plum jobs all went to friends of the prime minister
cushy
His father found him a cushy job in the office, with almost nothing to do and a whacking great salary
dream, ideal
What would be your dream job?
boring, dead-end, menial, routine, undemanding
He was forced to take a series of menial jobs
challenging, demanding, difficult, taxing
highly-paid, well-paid
badly-paid, low-paid
full-time, part-time
9-to-5
regular, steady
He was tempted to give up freelancing and get a regular job
permanent, temporary
holiday, summer, vac/vacation
evening, Saturday, weekend
paid, unpaid
manual, non-manual
semi-skilled, skilled, unskilled
blue-collar, white-collar
desk
a desk job in the police housing department
proper
He'd done lots of part-time work, but this was his first proper job
manufacturing, teaching

VERB + JOB

have
She's got a very good job with a local firm of solicitors
look for
apply for, go for
find, get, land, take
She got a temporary job stacking shelves. He's just landed himself a highly-paid job in the City
lose
He's frightened of losing his job
right person for the job
Despite
give up, pack in, resign from
hold down, keep
He's always had difficulty holding down a job
advertise
I saw the job advertised on the Internet
interview (sb) for
We're interviewing for the job in the Sales Department
give sb, offer sb
create, provide (sb with)
It is hoped that the scheme will create new jobs in the region
axe, cut, shed
Management are hoping to shed 200 jobs
protect, safeguard
The deal between the union and management should safeguard 6,000 jobs
do
I'm only doing my job (= doing what I am paid to do)
know
He certainly knows his job (= is very good at his job)

JOB + VERB

pay
The job doesn't pay very well
go
250 jobs are to go at the local steel plant. the small number of applicants, they managed to find the right person for the job

ADJ

admirable, amazing, excellent, fine, first-rate, good, grand, magnificent, marvellous, professional, terrific, thorough, wonderful
difficult, hard, tough
They gave me the tough job of telling applicants that they'd been rejected
easy
important
big, long
little, small
fiddly, tedious
fiddly little jobs like wiring plugs
dirty
unenviable
Cooper had the unenviable job of announcing the redundancies

VERB + JOB

do, make
You've done a grand job with that decorating. Try wedging it open?that should do the job (= be effective/successful) . She made a very good job of covering up the damage
have (on)
You'll have a hard job convincing them that you're right. The builder has a couple of jobs on at the moment
give sb
take on
She's taken on the job of organizing the Christmas party
get on with
I want to get on with the job of painting my room today

PREP

~ in
The author has done an admirable job in compiling all this material
~ of
He made a very professional job of replacing the windows
~ on
You've done a good job on the car

PHRASES

get a job done
We're hoping to get the job done this weekend
odd jobs (= small, practical jobs)
I spend most Saturdays doing odd jobs around the house

ADJ

bank
inside (= done by sb in the organization where the crime happens)

VERB + JOB

do
He got six months for that last job he did
bungle
The gang bungled the job and got caught