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Trial shift

Meaning in job interviews & careers, with examples

nounCommon term

In job interviews & careers, trial shift means: A short period of actual workplace duties used to assess a potential employee.

In Turkish: deneme vardiyası

How it is used

Confirm duties, duration and payment arrangements; the phrase itself does not settle them.

Example sentences

  1. Before the trial shift, the manager explained the tasks and agreed payment.

    The assessment happens through actual workplace duties.

  2. During my trial shift, I checked stock and helped prepare the shop for opening.

    Ordinary duties allow the employer and candidate to observe the working arrangement.

Common collocations

  • arrange a trial shift
  • complete a trial shift
  • work experienceThe jobs you have done and what you learned from them; in British English it can also mean a short unpaid placement for school pupils.
  • hireTo give someone a job and start paying them to work for you.

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