With so much emphasis today on the economy and the job market, let's spend some time looking over some important business vocabulary terms that relate to employment.
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Find 4 terms that you're not totally familiar with and come back to this blog so you can post the words & definitions of each. Then try to use two of those words correctly in a sentence.
7 comments:
1. Redundant- excessive; superfluous
2. Perk- perquisite
3. Prospects- the likelihood of success
4. Bonus- something given or paid beyond what is due
Sentences
1. She received a big bonus.
2. There are great prospects for that project.
Maria C. Torres
8/31/2010
Words I am not totally familiar with:
1)Bonus:(n.)additional pay given to employee as incentive or reword.
2)Curriculum Vitae: (n.)short account of one's education, career, etc., CV,resume, resume.
3)Make Redundant:(v.)(made, made) to dismiss because of not being needed-(n.)Redundancy.
4)Maternity Leave:(n.) period of absence from work (for a woman) when having a baby.
Sentence:
1)Today my boss gave me a Bonus.
2)I have to write a Curriculum Vitae resume for my Teacher.
3)At work I had too make a Redundant because their was a lot of people.
4)My sister had to take a at work of two months.
-curriculum vitae(noun)_short account of one's education, career etc
-resign(verb)_to give up a job
-perk(abbr.)_ perquisite; something additional to regular salary
-take on(verb)_to employ; to hire
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sentence_
My friend and I were talking and a employ at her office was going to resign, so now there is a chance I can take on her position.
Nicole Cunningham
#14) Prospects: n. opportunity for success, promotion etc.
#2) Curriculum vitae, uk: n. Short account of one's education, career, CV uk, resume us, resume us.
#12) Personnel Officer: n. Manager responisble for recruitment, training and welfare of personnel.
#7) Make redundant, uk: v. [made,made] to dismiss because of not being needed-redundancy uk n.
Sentence:
"The Personnel Manager explained, there are plenty of prospects for the future."
SHENEA WALKER
1.Bonus- Something given or paid beyond what is due.
2.Maternity Leave- A period of absence of leave from work.
3.Redudant- Excessive; Superfluous
4.Curriculum Vitae- Short account of one's education,career etc
My dad received a bonus from his hard work.
Angela Richardson
1. Curriculum Vitae: short account of one's education, career; resume
2. Prospects: opportunity for success, promotion
3. Perk: something additional to regular salary
4. Personnel: the people who work for a firm
Sentences:
1. Receiving a perk is a good idea too show appreciation for the ones who work hard, and the ones who do not work hard will work harder.
2. A curriculum vitae is used to tell the boss of your work and education history.
Angel Guerrazzi
1) Curriculum Vitae- Short account of one's education, Career etc; CV; resume.
2) Make redundant- to dismiss because of not being needed.
Sentence:
1) The young boy has a curriculum vitae with his education.
2) The one chaperone had to be made redundant, because the school had two many on the bus.
The other words I was very familiary with.
Gail
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