BUSINESS VOCABULARY – I

Dr.V.Veera Balaji Kumar

BHMS., M Sc., M Phil ( Psychology)
  A good vocabulary is a
sure sign of a person’s
IMPORTANCE ability to express himself
or herself clearly
 A manager should be well
versed with the words
from the world of business
 Dr.Johnson O’ Connor,
Director of Human
engineering laboratory 
singular importance of
vocabulary in
achievement
Survival of the fittest
 In the business world
it is the survival of
one with the fittest
vocabulary
 There is a definite
correlation between
success in business
and size of
vocabulary.
WORK & JOBS
 To find out what someone’s job is we say
‘what do you do?’
 “I work for a large watch manufacturer. I
am in charge of designing the watches. I
am responsible for planning the new
product research.”
 In charge of + noun
 Responsible for + verb+ ing
Examples
 I am in charge of this department (n)
 I am responsible for coordinating (v+ing)
design and production and production
units’ activities.
 I am a responsible… X [wrong]
 ‘Work’ is a verb as well as a noun
 ‘Work’ is also the place where you do your
job
Some phrases with ‘work’
 Hi I’m Ramesh. I work in a bank in
coimbatore. I leave for work at 7:30 every
morning.
 I go to work by train and bus.
 I arrive at work at about 9:00 AM.
 I am off work when I’m sick.
 I am at the work.
 I’m going to work.
TYPES OF JOB AND WORK
 A full time job is for the whole of the
normal working week; a part-time job is for
less than that.
 A part-time job does not finish after a fixed
period; a temporary job finishes after a
fixed period.
TASK
 A JOB has different tasks.
WAYS OF WORKING
 I work as a personal secretary in an
industry. It is a nine-to-five job. We all
have to clock in and clock out everyday.
 I am working as a computer programmer.
Ours’ is a flexitime (AmE: flextime): we
can work when we want, within certain
limits.
Words used in front of ‘Job’ & ‘Work’

 Satisfying, inspiring, stimulating,

fascinating, exciting = work is interesting
and gives positive feelings
 Dull, boring, uninteresting, dreary = work
is not interesting
 Repetitive, monotonous = routine work
 Tedious, hard, demanding, tiring = difficult
work which makes you tried
RECRUITMENT & SELECTION

 The person who is recruited is a recruit or

Hire.
 A company employs or hires him/her.
 Recruiting agencies or employment
agencies help companies recruit.
 Headhunters are also recruiters. But they
persuade people to leave the organizations
they already work for. This process is called
headhunting.
Applying for a Job
 Prakash applied for a job of company
secretary in a leading hospital. He sent his
CV (BrE = Curriculum Vitae, the ‘story’ of
his life ) AmE Resume` and a cover (AmE)
letter ( BrE = covering letter) explaining
why he wanted the job and why he was
the right person for it.
Selection procedures
 ‘We advertise in national newspapers. We
look at the bkgrnd. of the applicants: their
experience of different jobs and
qualifications. We invite the most suitable
candidates to a group discussion. Then
we have individual interviews. We also
ask them to do psychometric tests to
assess their intelligence and personality.
Selection procedures…
 After this, we shortlist 3 or 4 candidates.
We check their references by writing to
referees or teachers. If the ref. are o.k
then we ask the candidates to come back
for final interview.
 Finally we offer the job to someone. If
he/she turns down the offer we choose the
next best option.
Skills and qualifications
 A skill is learned ability to do something
well, especially after training and practice.
 Unskilled
 Semi-skilled
 Skilled
 Highly skilled
 A airline pilot is a highly skilled
professional. A office sweeper is unskilled
laborer.
Terms used to describe people
 Self-starter, proactive, self-motivated,
Self-driven = good at working on their own
 Methodical, systematic, organized = can
work in planned way
 Computer-literate = good with computers
 Numerate = good with numbers
 Talented = good at what they do
 Team player = people who work well with
other people