Category 1: Human Resources & Employment 👔
An official document or form you complete to try and get a new job.
What is an application (or job application)?
A polite word used at the beginning or end of a business email to show good manners.
What is a greeting (or salutation)?
The total money earned by a business from selling its products or services.
What is revenue (or income / sales)?
The desk at a hotel or airport where guests report when they arrive.
What is the check-in desk (or reception)?
A set of rules about what clothes employees are expected to wear to work.
What is a dress code?
A person who works for another person or a company in return for pay.
Who is an employee?
The short phrase typed at the top of an email that tells the recipient what the message is about.
What is the subject line (or subject)?
Money that a business must pay out for rent, electricity, salaries, or supplies.
What are expenses (or costs)?
The bags, suitcases, and backpacks you take with you when traveling.
What is luggage (or baggage)?
A practice run where employees exit a building quickly to prepare for a fire or emergency.
What is a fire drill (or evacuation drill)?
To stop working permanently, usually because you have reached a certain age (e.g., 65).
What is to retire?
A message sent automatically to inform people that you are away from your desk or on vacation.
What is an out-of-office reply (or auto-reply)?
The financial gain made when total revenue is greater than total expenses.
What is profit?
A seat next to the passage in an airplane or train, rather than next to the window.
What is an aisle seat?
Protective clothing or gear, such as a hard hat, safety glasses, or gloves, worn to prevent injuries.
What is safety equipment (or PPE)?
A set of official advantages provided by an employer in addition to salary, such as health insurance or paid vacation.
What are benefits (or fringe benefits)?
To send an email or letter you received on to a third person.
What is to forward?
A calculation of the estimated cost for a job or project before the work actually begins.
What is an estimate (or quotation)?
Services or features provided by a hotel for guest comfort, such as a gym, pool, or free Wi-Fi.
What are amenities?
An official set of rules or instructions explaining how a workplace procedure must be performed safely.
What are guidelines (or safety regulations)?
A detailed list of the duties, tasks, and responsibilities required for a specific job role.
What is a job description?
An official written reminder or short report sent between colleagues within the same company.
What is a memo (or memorandum)?
A period of three months in a company's financial year (often called Q1, Q2, Q3, or Q4).
What is a quarter?
Extra money charged by an airline or hotel because you canceled late or brought heavy bags.
What is a surcharge (or penalty fee)?
An official inspection carried out to ensure that a workplace meets health and safety standards.
What is a safety inspection (or safety audit)?