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Unit 8
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Unit 8, Business Result Upper-Intermediate (2nd) Exercises and Flashcards
Wordlist for Unit 8, Business Result Upper-Intermediate (2nd)
Word | Definition | Example |
apprenticeship | the job of being an apprentice, or the period of time in which you are an apprentice | We offer a limited number of apprenticeships each year |
lay off | to stop employing someone because there is no work for them to do | The factory closed and everyone was laid off |
be made redundant | if you are redundant, your employer no longer has a job for you | I'd worked there for 30 years when I was suddenly made redundant |
career prospects | the probability or chance for future success in a profession | Good qualifications will improve your career prospects |
change of direction | the act of turning away or in the opposite direction | Retraining in my forties resulted in a change of direction for me |
employ | to pay someone to work for you | I was first employed by the company as an apprentice 12 years ago |
employability | having skills or qualities that are necessary to get a job | Skills and experience affect the employability of an individual |
employable | having skills or qualities that are necessary to get a job | The scheme aims to make young people more employable |
employee | someone who is paid to work for someone else | We have sixty employees |
employer | a person, company, or organization that employs people | They're a good employer who looks after their staff |
employment | the condition of having a paid job | We plan to offer new employment to six people every year |
full-time employment | done for the whole of a working week | After doing my apprenticeship, I went into full-time employment |
glass ceiling | the attitudes and practices that prevent women or particular groups from getting high-level jobs, even though there are no actual laws or rules to stop them | I feel like there's a glass ceiling at my company and I can't progress |
guarantee | to promise to do something or to promise that something will happen | If you can guarantee an order of over 1000 units, I can drop the price |
job opportunity | an opportunity of employment | There are very few job opportunities in a small town like this |
job satisfaction | a feeling of fulfilment or enjoyment that a person derives from their job | A desire to change jobs is usually about ambition and job satisfaction |
job security | the state of having a job that is secure and from which one is unlikely to be dismissed | I had job security and a decent wage |
keep somebody's options open | If you keep your options open you delay making a decision about something | I'd like to keep my options open for now, but I'll let you know |
live with something | to experience and accept an unpleasant event, decision, or situation | I think I can live with that as long as you can meet the deadline |
management | the activity of controlling and organizing the work that a company or organization does | The company's management expect to make their decision this week |
operational | working and ready to be used | There is an operational board in charge of day-to-day management |
opportunity for advancement | the upward progression of one's career | I started to feel there wasn't a lot of opportunity for advancement |
outline | to describe something in a general way, giving the main points but not the details | Make sure that you outline the situation before you discuss solutions |
ownership | the fact of owning something | The ownership of the company has changed hands recently |
profitable | producing a profit or a useful result | It's easy to sell a profitable business |
recap | to repeat the main points of something that has just been said | I'll just give you a quick recap of yesterday's meeting |
redeploy | to move someone or something to a different place or job | They wanted to redeploy me to the new office |
relocate | if a person or business relocates, or if they are relocated, they move to a different place | Is it common for people to change jobs and relocate? |
retirement | when you stop working, usually because of your age | They've announced their plans for retirement |
self-employed | working for yourself and not employed by a company | Do you work for a company or are you self-employed? |
sideways move | a move either within your current company or to a new organization with similar title, pay, and responsibility — can often pay off in the future | It's not a promotion, it's just a sideways move |
state | the physical or mental condition that someone or something is in | Employees in a state of flow lose track of time and experience true job satisfaction |
stretch the budget | to increase the budget | Supposing we stretch the budget a little |
summarize | to make a short statement giving only the main information and not the details of a plan, event, report etc | Could you try to summarize the situation for us? |
take early retirement | to retire before certain age | Have you ever thought about taking early retirement? |
training | the process of teaching or being taught the skills for a particular job or activity | They place great emphasis on training and personal development |
unemployable | not having the skills or qualities needed to get a job | Without any qualifications, you may be unemployable |
unemployed | without a job | I was unemployed for a few months after I was made redundant |
unemployment | the number of people in a particular country or area who cannot get a job | Unemployment has fallen to 3.8% |