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PRONUNCIATION OF PORTFOLIO WORKER

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PORTFOLIO WORKER

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Portfolio worker is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PORTFOLIO WORKER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of portfolio worker in the English dictionary

The definition of portfolio worker in the dictionary is a person in portfolio employment.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PORTFOLIO WORKER

portered
porteress
porterhouse
porterhouse steak
porterly
portesse
portfire
portfolio
portfolio employment
portfolio manager
porthole
portico
portion
portioner
portionist
portionless
Portland
Portland cement
Portlaoise
portlast

WORDS THAT END LIKE PORTFOLIO WORKER

aid worker
care-worker
co-worker
community worker
construction worker
dock-worker
factory worker
field worker
health care worker
knowledge worker
medical social worker
networker
New Yorker
office worker
Parker
social worker
steelworker
white-collar worker
woodworker
worker
yorker

Synonyms and antonyms of portfolio worker in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «portfolio worker» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PORTFOLIO WORKER

Find out the translation of portfolio worker to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of portfolio worker from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «portfolio worker» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

投资组合工人
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

trabajador de la cartera
570 millions of speakers

English

portfolio worker
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पोर्टफोलियो कार्यकर्ता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عامل محفظة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

портфель работник
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

carteira de trabalhador
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পোর্টফোলিও কর্মী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

portefeuille travailleur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pekerja portfolio
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Portfolio Arbeiter
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ポートフォリオの労働者
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

포트폴리오 노동자
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Buruh portofolio
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhân danh mục đầu tư
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

போர்ட்ஃபோலியோ தொழிலாளி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पोर्टफोलिओ कार्यकर्ता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Portföy çalışanı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

portafoglio lavoratore
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

portfel pracownik
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

портфель працівник
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lucrător portofoliu
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εργαζόμενος χαρτοφυλακίου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

portefeulje werker
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

portfölj arbetaren
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

portefølje arbeideren
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of portfolio worker

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PORTFOLIO WORKER»

The term «portfolio worker» is barely ever used and occupies the 207.766 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PORTFOLIO WORKER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about portfolio worker

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PORTFOLIO WORKER»

Discover the use of portfolio worker in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to portfolio worker and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
School Counseling: Best Practices for Working in the Schools
Handy (1989), reported on the emergence of the “portfolio worker" and “the portfolio career," where individuals maintain portfolios of their skills, abilities, and achievements with which they obtain temporary assignments in a variety of ...
Rosemary A. Thompson, 2013
2
Professional School Counseling: Best Practices for Working ...
Handy (1989) reported on the emergence of the “portfolio worker” and the “ portfolio career,” where individuals maintain portfolios of their skills, abilities, and achievements with which they obtain temporary assignments in a variety of ...
Rosemary A. Thompson, 2012
3
Working in the Global Economy: How to Develop and Manage ...
Very often, the individuals are self-employed and offer their services on a project basis to one or more employers at a time. This type of portfolio worker takes jobs and has occupations that may cross many organizations at one time. On paper it  ...
Roblyn Simeon, 2013
4
Contingent Employment in Europe and the United States
Two examples of a changed labour market are the concepts of the 'portfolio worker' and the 'free agent'. The portfolio worker 'purposely seeks out a variety of assignments to expand skills and knowledge . . . building a valuable portfolio of ...
Ola Bergström, Donald W. Storrie, 2003
5
Business
At such a time, a number of organisational forms will emerge, as will new working patterns such as outsourcing, telecommuting, the intellectual capital movement, and the rise of knowledge workers. The portfolio worker will become more ...
‎2003
6
Commoditization and the Strategic Response
I am currently a portfolio worker, and indeed many consultants often are because they tend to have had a career that has spanned many disciplines, companies and sectors. I have a range of clients where I apply a broad range of capabilities,  ...
Mr Andrew Holmes, 2012
7
Climbing the Corporate Ladder in High Heels
The Harvard Business Review was the first and, by no means the last, to identify the phenomenon of the “portfolio worker” (www.cefe.org/acve). No longer guaranteed a job for life, company loyalty has taken a back seat to career loyalty.
Kathleen Archambeau, 2006
8
Entrepreneurial Marketing: Global Perspectives
Increasingly the term “portfolio worker” popularized by Handy is being used to indicate the fact that such people may be juggling a range of activities and may not be so easily categorized (Handy, 1994). All the above may be operating as sole ...
Zubin Sethna, Rosalind Jones, Paul Harrigan, 2013
9
The Spirit of Project Management
(Bennis 1999) Handy (1994), an Irish management guru with strong spiritual connections who is considered one ofthe most influential management thinkers, coined the term “portfolio worker” to describe the change from “organisational man” ...
Mr Alan Harpham, Dr Judi Neal, 2012
10
Tackling Tomorrow Today: Moving Ahead. America
Now, the self-employed portfolio worker, the mini-entrepreneur, and the small business owner will characterize the twenty-first century. Accordingly, labor unions face a very uncertain future. Civil service employees in federal, state, and local ...
Arthur B. Shostak, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PORTFOLIO WORKER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term portfolio worker is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Why successful people build careers like Leonardo da Vinci
Nowadays, we call that approach being a portfolio worker, where you do several jobs at the same time. You could be freelancing articles to ... «Business Insider, Mar 15»
2
Here's why successful people build careers like Leonardo da Vinci
Nowadays, we call that approach being a portfolio worker, where you do several jobs at the same time. You could be freelancing articles to ... «Business Insider Australia, Mar 15»
3
Will our Future of Work, Work?
Thirty-five years ago this month, Charles Handy envisioned the rise of the portfolio worker. This increasingly popular lifestyle choice favored by ... «Huffington Post UK, Jan 15»
4
How to build a portfolio career
A portfolio worker: the new Renaissance Man. ... there is a resurgence in the polymath as the portfolio worker becomes the 'career du jour'. «ArtsHub, Jan 15»
5
Work culture under the spotlight
Everyone is familiar with the cliche of the multi-tasking, stressed out, 21st century portfolio worker, desperately trying to stay on top of things as ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Dec 14»
6
There is nothing wrong with the 24/7 work culture
Everyone is familiar with the cliché of the multi-tasking, stressed out, 21st century portfolio worker, desperately trying to stay on top of things as ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Dec 14»
7
Health professionals oppose charges to see GPs
Portfolio worker, Sheffield. Sarah Hartley. Post-Graduate, York. David Primrose. Postgraduate research student, Sydney. Kostana Banjac. «Telegraph.co.uk, May 14»
8
How to have a fulfilling career
Today this is called being a “portfolio worker,” doing several jobs simultaneously, often freelance. Management thinker Charles Handy says this ... «NEWS.com.au, May 14»
9
Students entering work can find the perfect fit for a 'portfolio' career
... two different news organisations – and finishing off my dissertation – I feel confident in saying portfolio worker sits safely at the top of my CV. «The Independent, Mar 14»
10
Being a leader in the public and charity sectors
Today she is a portfolio worker – among other titles, she is deputy chairwoman of the Canal and River Trust, sits on the board of an NHS ... «Financial Times, Feb 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Portfolio worker [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/portfolio-worker>. May 2024 ».
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