Employment Vocabulary Quiz
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get a better job with more responsibility.
A. be promoted
B. give up
C. commute
D. be made redundant
a job or position that is available and needs to be filled.
A. vacancy
B. supervision
C. administration
D. communication skills
a person who keeps track of money for a business or organization.
A. accountant
B. employed
C. application
D. salary
a person who leads a team responsible for selling products or services.
A. sales manager
B. reference
C. accountant
D. nursery assistant
stop doing something that is difficult or makes you unhappy.
A. give up
B. commute
C. be made redundant
D. retire
the ability to talk and listen to others effectively.
A. communication skills
B. pension
C. commute
D. administration
moving up to a higher position within a company or organization.
A. give up
B. be promoted
C. be out of work
D. resign
travel to work every day.
A. commute
B. be made redundant
C. give up
D. retire
working during different times of the day or night, usually in rotation with other employees.
A. supervision
B. overtime
C. shift work
D. wage
lasting for a long time or indefinitely.
A. temporary
B. shift work
C. permanent
D. vacancy
lose your job because the company doesn’t need you anymore.
A. be made redundant
B. commute
C. give up
D. retire
working extra hours beyond the normal work schedule.
A. overtime
B. pension
C. commute
D. administration
a person who helps take care of young children at a daycare or preschool.
A. nursery assistant
B. sales manager
C. accountant
D. reference
the group of people who manage and make decisions in a company or organization.
A. administration
B. communication skills
C. pension
D. commute
not have a job.
A. be out of work
B. resign
C. be promoted
D. retire
stop working because you are old.
A. retire
B. be made redundant
C. give up
D. commute
a formal request to be considered for a job or position.
A. application
B. be out of work
C. resign
D. be promoted
lasting for only a short period of time.
A. temporary
B. shift work
C. permanent
D. vacancy
the amount of money paid to a worker for each hour worked.
A. wage
B. salary
C. pension
D. overtime
the amount of money that is paid to an employee for their work.
A. salary
B. promotion
C. shift work
D. vacancy
having a job where you work for a company or organization.
A. employed
B. application
C. salary
D. commute
traveling back and forth between home and work on a regular basis.
A. commute
B. administration
C. communication skills
D. pension
money paid regularly by a company to someone who no longer works there because they have reached a certain age.
A. pension
B. supervision
C. reference
D. sales manager
a person who can provide information about your character and abilities when you apply for a job.
A. sales manager
B. reference
C. accountant
D. nursery assistant
watching over and directing the work of others.
A. supervision
B. administration
C. communication skills
D. commute