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Term-time only

Meaning in job interviews & careers, with examples

adjectiveCommon term

In job interviews & careers, term-time only means: Describing a job worked during school terms rather than throughout the whole year.

In Turkish: yalnızca okul dönemlerinde

How it is used

Used in ads for some school and support roles; confirm the exact working dates.

Example sentences

  1. The receptionist vacancy is term-time only and follows the school calendar.

    The working year is limited by the teaching calendar.

  2. I asked whether the term-time only role included staff training days.

    Details around the term boundaries still need clarification.

Common collocations

  • term-time only role
  • term-time only contract
  • job adA public notice from an employer that describes a job, the kind of person they want and how to apply. It is short for job advertisement.
  • part-timeDescribes a job in which you work fewer hours than a normal full working week, for example three days a week or only in the mornings.

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