The phrase 'a quick job' is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to describe any task performed with the intention of doing it quickly, such as "I completed a quick job of tidying up the kitchen."
These faculty are essentially paid contractors, who come in, do a quick job, and then head out.
The chip drawer was closed with a security cover, but troopers say it was a quick job for the thief to pry it off.
After a quick job search, she landed a job in July as a full-time manager at Wachovia Bank in Charlotte, N.C.
Give Us a Clue was a godsend because it was "a quick job on a Sunday for seven years while I was bringing up children".
For those who do not have a programmable thermostat, upgrading to one (which costs about $50) can be an easy do-it-yourself project or a quick job for an electrician, who may also help you with the setup.
"Far From Business as Usual: A Quick Job at Ground Zero" (front page, Jan . 21 describes the remarkable performance of the unionized construction industry in cleaning up the World Trade Center disaster.
The college offered a "quick jobs" program with training that led to certification as a polysomnographic technician.
That's obviously a quicker job, because after about 30 seconds they've got their final 40.
A long-handled duster or dust mop will make this a quicker job.
It might make it a quicker job if you know your way around computer programs such as Animation Pro, Image Ready or Flash to create animation.
"It's not an easy or quick job to build up people's resilience," says Brown, a Canadian who has previously worked in Somalia.
