Document containing vocabulary Unit 1 to 12 from the book Cambridge English Business Benchmark (Upper intermediate) + additional glossaries by Canvas (Thomas More Mechelen).
For the English 1 course taught during the first semester in the 1st year of Business Management - Business & Management.
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Bonus An amount of money given to an employee in addition to their
salary as a reward for working well
Certificate 1. An official document that states that the information on
it is true
2. The qualification that you receive when you are
successful in an exam
Committed Loyal and willing to give your time and energy to something
thet you believe in
Computer literate Able to use computers effectively
Consistent Always behaving or happening in a similar, especially positive,
way
Core skill A particular ability that you develop through training and
experience and that is necessary to do a particular job
Corporate culture The beliefs and ideas that a company has and the way in which
they affect how it does business and how its employees behave
Course A set of classes or a plan of study on a particular subject, usually
leading to an exam or qualification
Dedicated Used only for one particular purpose or job
Degree An amount or level of something
Development The process in which someone or something grows or changes
and becomes more advanced
Diverse Varied or different
Earn an award To be given money or a prize following an official decision
Experience 1. The knowledge, skills and understanding you have from
previous jobs or from life
2. Something that happens to you
Goal setting The process of deciding what you want to achieve or what you
want someone else to achieve over a particular period
Hands-on training A way of learning in which you do things instead of just reading
or learning about them
Headhunter A person who is hired by a company to find someone who has
the qualifications for an important job and is willing to leave
their present job
In-house Being done by employees within an organization rather than by
other companies or independent workers
Intensive Involving a lot of effort or activity in a short period of time
Job Used to talk about a particular type of work activity which you
do
Knowledge The work somebody is paid to do
Learning goal An aim or purpose that you intend to achieve by study
,Material incentive Something, especially money, that encourage a person or
organization to do something
Overtime Time spent working beyond the usual time needed or expected
in a job
Personal development The process of improving your skills and increasing the amount
of experience that you have in your job
Procedure A set of actions which is the usual or official way of doing
something
Professionalism The combination of all the qualities that are connected with
trained and skilled people
Promote from within To raise someone who already belongs to an organization to a
higher or more important position or rank within that
organisation
Quotation A statement of how much a job, service, or product will cost
Recognition The act of praising or rewarding someone for something they
have done
Safety regulation An official rule that is meant to keep people protected from
danger or harm
Skill An ability to do something well
Supervisor A person who is in charge of a group of people or an area of
work and who makes sure that the work is done correctly and
according to the rules
Tailor-made Specially designed to meet your needs
Take on To employ someone
Time management The practice of using your time effectively, and the study of this
Training The process of learning the skills you need to do a particular job
or activity
Training budget The amount of money you have available to spend on teaching
skills that you will need to do a particular job
Training course A set of classes or a plan of study on a particular subject
Work Something you do to earn money
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Career coaching The process of teaching the skills needed to succeed
in a particular job
Cashier Someone whose job is to take payments from
customers or give out money in a store, bank, etc.
Challenging Difficult, in a way that tests your ability or
determination
Discipline The practice of making sure that people obey rules
and do not cause problems
Diversity The fact of there being people of many different
groups in society, within an organisation, etc.
Effective promotional campaign A well-planned and successful group of activities
which are intended to advertise something
Efficient Using resources such as time, materials or energy
well without wasting any
Employee Someone who is paid to work for someone else
Financial paperwork The part of a job which involves keeping records of
how money is managed
Fire To make someone leave their job, especially
because they have done something wrong
Fulfilling Making you feel happy and satisfied
Issue To give someone something, especially officially
Large-scale project A large piece of planned work or building activity
which is finished over a long period of time
Member of staff The group of people who work for an organisation
Performance How well someone does their job or their duties
Personnel 1. The department of a company or
organisation that deals with employees
when they join or leave, when they need
training, when they have problems, etc.
2. The people who are employed by a company
or organisation
Pull the wool over someone’s eyes To deceive someone in order to prevent them from
discovering something
Role The position or purpose that someone or something
has in a situation, organisation, society or
relationship
Selling point A characteristic of a product or service that will
persuade people to buy it
Staff The group of people who work for an organisation
Thrive To grow, develop, and become successful
, Warehouse A large building for storing things before they are
sold, used or sent out to stores
Workwise Relating to work
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