Unconventional career advice (Prof. Galloway)

wind down

to gradually relax after doing something that has made you tired or worried

workforce

the group of people who work in a company, industry, country, etc.

unsolicited

not asked for

resonate

if something such as an event or a message resonates, it seems important or good to people, or continues to do this

CFO

chief financial officer

differentiate

to recognize or express the difference between things or people SYN distinguish

variance

the amount by which two or more things are different or by which they change

string sth together

to manage to say or write something that other people can understand

zip code

in the US, a series of numbers that forms part of an address, used to help organize post so that it can be delivered more quickly

rally

1) a large public meeting, especially one that is held outdoors to support a political idea, protest etc; 2) a continuous series of hits of the ball between players in a game such as tennis

lousy

especially spoken of very bad quality SYN awful, terrible

compound interest

interest that is calculated on both the amount of money invested or borrowed and on the interest that has been added to it

pay off

if something you do pays off, it is successful or has a good result

aggregate

the total after a lot of different figures or points have been added together

grit

informal determination and courage SYN guts

luncheon

formal lunch

accountrements

the equipment needed for a particular activity or way of life

work sb’s ass off

to make someone work very hard

decent

of a good enough standard or quality

wig

a covering of artificial hair worn on the head to hide a loss of hair or to cover your own hair