← Back to Fala2Me

entry-level workers

[ˈɛntri ˈlɛvəl ˈwɜrkərz]
nounpl: entry-level workers
trabalhadores iniciantes
1. Employees who are new to a company or industry and typically have minimal professional experience and hold positions with basic responsibilities
Entry-level workers often receive training from senior staff members.
Trabalhadores iniciantes frequentemente recebem treinamento de funcionários sênior.
2. Workers hired for positions that require no prior experience and serve as the first step in a career path
The company hired several entry-level workers for their customer service department.
A empresa contratou vários trabalhadores iniciantes para seu departamento de atendimento ao cliente.
NYC Slang
newbies, greenhorns, rookies
Synonyms
junior workersbeginner workersinexperienced workersnovice employeestrainees
Antonyms
senior workersexperienced workersskilled workersveteran employees

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
trabalhadores iniciantes
Most common term in Brazilian Portuguese
Brazil
funcionários juniores
Alternative term used in corporate environments
Portugal
trabalhadores de primeiro nível
Formal usage in Portuguese Portuguese
Portugal
colaboradores iniciados
Alternative in European Portuguese contexts

Related Idioms & Phrases

start at the bottom
cut one's teeth
get your foot in the door
aprender na prática (learn on the job in Portuguese)
Look up more words on Fala2Me
The free English-Portuguese dictionary with real Brazilian accents, NYC slang, conjugator and more
Open Fala2Me →