employable
employable — adjective
- employablepositive
- more employablecomparative
- most employablesuperlative
1. having the skills, experience, or personal qualities that make an employer willi
having the skills, experience, or personal qualities that make an employer willing to hire you
After the coding course, Kabir became more employable in the local tech market.
become more employable after gaining a skill
Two years of kitchen experience made Elena employable at several busy hotels.
make + object + employable
Min stayed employable because she could speak three languages with confidence.
After six months away from work, Iris kept her skills fresh and remained employable.
- hireable
more informal and narrower, focusing on whether someone can be hired now
- qualified
stresses meeting skill or training requirements, often more formally
- job-ready
emphasizes being prepared to start work immediately
- marketable
broader; can describe skills or products that attract demand
- unemployable
not considered fit for regular work because of missing skills, health, or other serious barriers
文法句型
be employable
become more employable
make somebody employable
用法筆記
Often used in discussions about training, education, health, or work experience. It describes being likely to get hired, not already having a job, so distinguish it from 'employed'.
常見錯誤
employable — noun
1. a person who has the ability and readiness needed to take a regular job
a person who has the ability and readiness needed to take a regular job
The report counted 2,300 employables who could start work within a month.
formal countable noun in reports
Career coaches met young employables at the community center on Saturday morning.
The agency matched local employables with farms needing extra workers for the harvest.
After the factory reopened, the town had more employables than available jobs.
- worker
much broader; includes people who already have jobs
- job seeker
focuses on looking for work, not on being fit to do it
- candidate
usually refers to a specific application or selection process
- unemployable
a person judged unable to take regular work
文法句型
an employable
young employables
employables in an area
用法筆記
This noun is much less common than the adjective and appears mainly in official or statistical writing about employment. In everyday English, speakers usually say 'employable people' instead.