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| Assessment | Evaluation of one's abilities | |
| Apply | Submit an application for a job or position | |
| Background | Education - qualifications - experience | |
| Bonus | Additional payment to an employee as an incentive or reward | |
| Curriculum Vitae | Summary of one's education and experience to date; résumé | |
| Dismiss | Discharge from employment; (to fire, to sack, to let go) | |
| Employee | Person who works for a firm or company | |
| Employer | Person or firm who employs people | |
| Fire | To dismiss | |
| Fringe benefits |
Advantages offered in addition to salary (life insurance, retirement scheme, company car, etc.). Also called "perks": abbreviation for perquisites. |
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| Interview | Oral examination of an applicant for employment | |
| Make redundant | Dismiss for economic reasons | |
| Maternity leave | Period of absence for a female employee when having a baby | |
| Notice |
Advance warning of intention to leave one's job - to give or hand in one's resignation |
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| Personnel | People who work for a firm or company (employees) | |
| Personnel officer |
Manager responsible for recruitment, training and welfare of personnel (employees) |
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| Promotion | Advancement in rank or position in the company | |
| Prospects | Opportunities for success or promotion in a career | |
| Recruit | Look for and hire personnel | |
| Resign | Leave a job voluntarily | |
| Retire | Leave employment because of age | |
| Sick leave | Absence because of illness - to be on sick leave | |
| Staff | People who work for a firm or department; employees | |
| Strength | Strong characteristic or particular ability | |
| Strike | To go on strike : to stop working in protest against something | |
| Take on | Employ or hire | |
| Trainee | Person being trained for a job e.g. a trainee salesman | |
| Training course | A course of study to prepare for a job e.g. a computer course | |
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Unemployment benefits |
Payments made by the state to an unemployed person | |
| Vacancy | A position to be filled | |
| Weakness | A lack of ability or a shortcoming in character | |
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