Collab. Business Glossary
Finding and getting a job
Organizational structures
Business strategies
Meeting skills
100

the total amount of wages paid to all the people working in a particular company or industry

What is payroll?

100

Depending on the workplace, various levels of the formality of business attire are expected and the norm. It ranges from traditional and formal to smart casual, business casual, and casual.

What is dress code?

100

The COO typically reports directly to this person

What is a CEO?

100

a study undertaken by an organization to identify its internal strengths and weaknesses, as well as its external opportunities and threats

What is SWOT analysis?

100

a summary or record of what is said or decided at a formal meeting

What are minutes?

200

It is the second-largest stock exchange in the world by market capitalization, behind only the New York Stock Exchange (located in the same city).

What is NASDAQ?

200

Eye contact is very important but make sure it looks natural. A smiling, relaxed face is very inviting. Hands resting casually in your lap rather than arms folded across your chest also is more inviting.


What is body language?

200

A term used to describe corporate officers and directors. The term is derived from the use of the letter C in most high-level positions, such as Chief Operating Officer

What is C-suite?

200

the assistance and advice provided by a company to those people who buy or use its products or services

What is customer service?

200

It means things to be done. It is usually sent along with the notice of the meeting. It is a list of the topics to be discussed in a meeting.

What is an agenda?

300

the activity of buying and selling goods or shares in a company in the hope of making a profit, but with the risk of losing money

What is speculation?

300

It is an employer review website that includes salary tools and a free job board. It is best for businesses focused on employer branding and encouraging job seekers to apply.

What is glassdoor(.com)?

Possible alternative: what is indeed(.com)?

300

This is the job title of a low-level management position that is primarily based on authority over a worker or charge of a workplace. Also known as foreman, overseer, facilitator, monitor or area coordinator.

What is a supervisor?

300

This is the point at which a direction or action becomes irreversible.

What is point of no return?

300

These are established to help preserve the effectiveness of the meeting and may include arriving on time, being prepared, no cross-talking, etc.

What are ground rules?

400

the best or most important thing owned or produced by a producted by a particular organization

What is flagship?

400

The act of reviewing both confidential and public information to investigate a person or entity's history

What is background check?

400

This person is the head of sales, product development and all things marketing-related.  This executive can report to either the CEO or COO

What is CMO?

400

It is a creation of an identity for products and services that has meaning to customers. It includes elements such as visual symbols, values, customer experience, etc.

What is branding?

400

Term that means to recap and summarize the group's input  

What is to wrap-up?

500

the state of owning things of value that can easily be exchanged for cash

What is liquidity?

500

It is a letter given by a company to a potential employee that provides key terms of the prospective employee's employment

What is an offer letter?

500

This is a working class person who performs manual labors.

What is a blue-collar worker?

500

It is the comparison of your processes, metrics, or targets to others in the same industry.

What is benchmarking?

500

It is important to develop this strategy in order to follow up. This action can be done in a number of ways. For example, someone is assigned the role of note taker. This person will work with the team leader after the meeting to review the notes and, after this review, those notes become the meeting minutes. Synonym: to keep records.

What is documenting?