Lesson 85 Vocabulary
English word English Definition English Example sentence
1 to fill a position to find an employee to work in a certain role The company's CEO stepped down, but they filled the position again almost immediately.
2 to have a position open of a business, to be needing a new worker After some of their employees quit, they had a few positions open.
3 to take notice of ~ to recognize something, to make note of something I took notice of the fact that he was late four times last week.
4 to monitor ~ to watch or observe something They monitored their employees to ensure that they were working hard.
5 to discourage to make a person not want to do something They discouraged employees from smoking by putting the smoking area very far away from the main office.
6 to identify ~ to see or notice The new manager identified many problems with the existing time card system.
7 to implement ~ to cause to happen They implemented many changes after the robbery; they installed an alarm system, for one.
8 to ensure that ~ to make sure that something will happen To ensure that no employees work overtime, the computer system automatically shuts down at 9:00pm.
9 to support ~ to help someone or some process We want to support employees health and well-being, so we offer company health insurance.
10 to react to ~ to change your behavior in response to an event Trying to react to the increasing number of sexual harassment claims, the company implemented a new policy.
11 to criticize ~ to say bad things about someone or something Many people criticized the company for raising the price of bottled water after the disaster.
12 to work closely with ~ to work together with another party and communicate often The police worked closely with the FBI to discover the identity of the criminals.
13 to show ~ the ropes to train a new employee He showed me the ropes, and soon I became an experienced worker.
14 to train ~ up to instruct a new employee about all the necessary tasks of a job It took a few months to train him up, but after that he became very productive and stayed with the company for a long time.
15 employee relations everything surrounding how employees feel about their company He was in charge of employee relations, so he handled claims and complaints from the employees.
16 to be probationary of a time period, to be a test period The first three months were probationary; after that, he joined the company officially.
17 to be desirable to be wanted or hoped for If a higher salary is desirable to you, you might want to change jobs.
18 to be relevant to have an effect on the current situation The feedback we receive from your previous employers will be relevant in our final decision.
19 to build rapport to create a relationship featuring good communication He wanted to build rapport with his subordinates, so every day he talked with each of them.
20 initiative the power to act or change things I really wish we had a coffee maker in the office; someone should take the initiative and buy one.
21 a vacancy an opening or empty place We have a vacancy in our HR Department, so we are currently looking for someone to fill it.