Definition (synonyms/antonyms)

Employment

Item	Definition (synonyms/antonyms)	Derivatives/collocations
application (n.)	a formal, usually written, request for work	to withdraw/consider/file/ fill in/submit ~; an ~form; applicant (n.); apply (v) for sth to sb
astute (adj.)	clever and quick at seeing how to gain an advantage; syn. keen, acute, eagle-eyed	financially/politically ~
benefits package	the total amount of pay and all the other employment perks such as bonuses, health insurance, a company car, etc.
bonus (n.)	a payment to employees additional to their normal pay, usually as a reward for doing difficult work or for doing their work well	end-of-year /performance/productivity ~; award/pay/earn/lose ~; ~ payment/scheme; cf. commission
CEO	Chief Executive Officer, the top manager of a company
commute (v.)	to travel regularly by bus, train or car between one’s place of work and one’s home	~ between/from to; commuter (v); commuter belt; within commuting distance; telecommute or telework (v)- working from home using a computer
dismiss (v.)	officially remove sb from their job; syn. to sack/ discharge/fire; ant. to recruit/employ	~ from; dismissal (n); un/fair/ wrongful ~
employ (v.)	to give sb a job to do for payment; syn. to hire / recruit ant. dismiss, fire, sack, make redundant	employment (n)- self/high/low/ temporary/ seasonal/full employment; ~ opprtunities/agency; un/employment rate employee (n.) -full-time/ part-time/potential/ (un)skilled/dedicated/determined/resourceful/loyal ~; employer (n.) self/un-employed (adj)
Eligible (adj)	meeting the legal or other requirements set to a candidate for the position	~for, eligibility requirements; ineligible/ineligibility
esteem (n.)	high regard; syn. respect, favorable opinion	low/high ~; self-esteem; earn/rise in/fall in ~
expectation (n.)	a belief that sth will happen	~ of sth; come up/live up/exceed ~s
fast-track career (inf.)	the quickest and most direct route to achievement of a goal, professional advancement	be/put on ~
headhunting (n.)	finding and recruiting senior level staff by persuading them to leave their present position	headhunter (n.); headhunt (v.);to be headhunted
job (n.)	paid employment	~ insecurity; to be groomed for a ~; permanent/temporary/odd ~; do sth on the ~; ~ description
layoff (n.)	temporary termination of employment	a six-week ~; to be laid off
meticulous(adj.)	giving or showing great care and attention to detail	~about sth/doing sth; ~ worker/researcher
performance	The standard to which sb does some job, examination	~review; ~appraisal; ~benchmarks; the ~quality; outstanding ~;
pep talk	a short chat to motivate staff
probation (n.)	a time of training and testing when sb starts a new job to see if sb is suitable for the work	be on ~; a period of ~, probationary period,
qualification (n.)	a skill or type of experience that you need for a particular job	long/impressive ~s; paper ~s; over/qualified for a position
recruitment (n.)	find new people to work for an organization; syn. hiring	annual/ staff/ graduate/ student ~; ~agency; recruit (v.); recruiter(n.)
redundancy (n.)	termination of employment due to cuts in staff	be made redundant
resign (v.)	to give up one’s job, hand in a notice of quitting the job	~from sth; ~ as sth; resignation (n.)- to offer, hand in ~
retirement	the fact of stopping work because sb has reached a particular age	~ plan, age, home; early ~; retire(v.)-~ from; retired(adj.); retiree (n.)
severance pay	The benefit paid to a dismissed employee
shortlist (n.)	a short number of candidates for a job,etc, selected from a larger number;	draw up a ~, on the ~; short-list (v.), ~sb(for sth)
staff turnover	the rate at which an employer gains and loses employees; syn. employee turnover	high/low ~
vacancy(n.)	a post which an employer intends to fill if a suitable applicant appears	to fill in/apply for a~; vacant (adj)
work (n.)	the job that a person does to earn money	in/out of/at/off~; ~ policy; part-time/overtime/flextime/freelance/ full-time/ voluntary/ casual ~; to find/get/go to/start/finish/knock off ~; workaholic; work (v.) ~for/on/under/with; working environment

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