Employment Vocabulary

Here are twenty words often used in talking about jobs and employment.

1	bonus	n. additional pay given to employee as incentive or reward
2	curriculum vitae^UK	n. short account of one's education, career etc; CV^UK; resume^US; resume^US
3	dismiss	v. to remove or discharge from employment; to sack [colloq.]; to fire^US
4	employer	n. person or firm who employs people - employee n. person employed
5	fire^US	v. [colloq.] to dismiss
6	interview	v. an oral examination of an applicant for a job - also v.
7	make redundant^UK	v. [made, made] to dismiss because of not being needed - redundancy^UK n.
8	maternity leave	n. period of absence from work (for a woman) when having a baby
9	notice	n. advance warning of intention to resign - to give or tender one's notice v.
10	perk	*abbr.* perquisite; something additional to regular salary [eg: free meals; a car]
11	personnel	n. the people who work for a firm
12	personnel officer	n. manager responsible for recruitment, training and welfare of personnel
13	promotion	n. advancement in rank or position - to promote v.
14	prospects	n. opportunity for success, promotion etc
15	recruit	n. to look for and employ personnel - recruitment n.
16	resign	v. to give up a job - letter of resignation n.
17	retire	v. to leave employment, esp. because of age - retirement n.
18	salary	n. a fixed, regular payment, usually monthly, made by employer to employee
19	staff	n. the people who work for a firm or a particular department; employees
20	take on	v. [took, taken] to employ; to hire