Here are the correct options to complete the sentences:

1. I think she’s an excellent **candidate** for the job.
2. My dad lost his job last month and has been **unemployed** since then.
3. I’ve applied **for** a job as shop assistant.
4. I couldn’t work all day, so I asked to work **part-time**.
5. She was brought **up** in South Africa.
6. My mum was a chemist, but now she’s 65 and is happily **retired**.