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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. |