CV/résumé
1
background n. the whole of one's education, training and
experience
2
bi-lingual adj. able to use two languages with equal ease - see
FLUENT
3
career n. the course of one's (professional) life
4
challenge n. a difficult or demanding task that needs special
effort - challenging adj.
5
cover letter n. a letter that is sent with one's CV; letter of
application
6
date of birth n. the day on which one was born, usually as
day/month/year [eg: 05/11/76]
7
education n. training and instruction at school, university etc
- to educate v.
8
experience n. jobs held, including dates, posts etc; work
history - professional experience
9
fluent adj. able to speak and write a foreign language easily -
see BI-LINGUAL
10
graphology n. study of handwriting as a guide to the character of
the writer - graphologist n.
11
interest n. an activity outside work in which one is interested
or concerned; hobby
12
job objective n. the kind of work or challenge that one is looking
for
13
miscellaneous adj. various; mixed [eg: nationality, languages
spoken, marital status]
14
nationality n. the status of belonging to a particular country
[eg: Japanese nationality]
15
native language n. the language one first learned to speak;
mother tongue
16
qualifications n. the education and experience that make one
suitable for a particular job
17
reference n. a written statement by another person about one's
character and ability
18
skill n. an ability, expertness or aptitude in a particular
activity [eg: language skill]
19
training n. the process of learning a particular SKILL [eg: sales
training]
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; résumé 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
Banking
1
balance n. the difference between credits and debits in an
account
2
bank charges n. money paid to a bank for the bank’s services
etc
3
branch n. local office or bureau of a bank
4
checkbook US n. book containing detachable checks; chequebook
UK
5
check US n. written order to a bank to pay the stated sum from
one’s account; cheque UK
6
credit n. money in a bank a/c; sum added to a bank a/c; money
lent by a bank – also v.
7
credit card n. (plastic) card from a bank authorising the
purchasing of goods on credit
8
current account n. bank a/c from which money may be drawn at any
time; checking account US
9
debit n. a sum deducted from a bank account, as for a cheque
- also v.
10
deposit account n. bank a/c on which interest is paid; savings
accountUS
11
fill in UK v. to add written information to a document to make
it complete; to fill out US
12
interest n. money paid for the use of money lent - interest rate
n.
13
loan n. money lent by a bank etc and that must be repaid with
interest - also v.
14
overdraft n. deficit in a bank account caused by withdrawing more
money than is paid in
15
pay in v. [paid, paid] to deposit or put money in to a bank
account
16
payee n. person to whom money is paid
17
paying-in slip n. small document recording money that you pay in
to a bank account
18
standing order n. an instruction to a bank to make regular
payments
19
statement n. a record of transactions in a bank account
20
withdraw v. [-drew, -drawn] to take money out of a bank account -
withdrawal n.
Abbreviations
The
rule for punctuation of abbreviations is: if last letter of word
and abbreviation are the same: no full stop (for example Ltd)
if last letter of word and abbreviation are NOT the same: full stop
(for example Co.)
1
A.G.M. Annual General Meeting (of company shareholders)
2
A.O.B. any other business (at the end of a meeting agenda)
3
a/c account, as for bank account [eg: a/c no. 123456789]
4
c.i.f. cost, insurance, freight
5
c/o care of [on an envelope eg: Mrs G Smith, c/o Mrs B Brown]
6
cc: copies to [at the end of a letter eg: cc: TE, JMR, JSA]
7
Co. Company
8
e.g. for example [from the Latin exempli gratia]
9
E.G.M. Extraordinary General Meeting (of company shareholders)
10
f.o.b. free on board
11
f.o.c. free of charge
12
HQ headquarters (of a company or other organisation)
13
Inc. US Incorporated [after the name of a firm organised as a
legal corporation]
14
Ltd UK Limited [after the name of a firm organised as a legal
company]
15
O.H.P. overhead projector
16
P.A. personal assistant
17
PLC UK Public Limited Company [for a firm whose shares are
sold on the open market]
18
p.t.o. please turn over [at the end of a page]
19
v.a.t. value added tax
20
WP word processing (or creation of text by computer)
Advertising
1
ad abbr. advertisement - advert abbr.
2
advertisement n. item of publicity for a product or service, in
magazine, on TV etc
3
advertising agency n. company specialising in producing and
placing advertisements for clients
4
AIDA abbr. Attention, Interest, Desire, Action - the objective
of all advertisements
5
benefit n. advantage of a product or service, usually derived
from its features
6
billboard US n. signboard, usually outdoors, for advertising
posters; hoarding UK
7
circulation n. average number of copies of a magazine sold in a
particular period
8
classified ads n. small advertisements in magazine or newspaper
categorised by subject
9
commercial n. paid advertisement on radio or TV
10
coupon n. part of a printed advertisement used for ordering
goods, samples etc
11
double-page spread n. advertisement printed across 2 pages in a
magazine or newspaper
12
eye-catcher US n. something that especially attracts one’s
attention - eye-catching adj.
13
features n. special characteristics of a product, usually leading
to certain benefits
14
hoarding UK n. signboard, usually outdoors, for advertising
posters; billboard US
15
poster n. large sheet of paper, usually illustrated, used as
advertisement
16
prime time n. hours on radio & TV with largest audience, esp.
the evening hours
17
promote v. to (try to) increase sales of a product by publicising
and advertising it
18
slot n. specific time in a broadcasting schedule, when a
commercial may be shown
19
target n. objective; what one is aiming at - target audience n.
20
U.S.P. abbr. Unique Selling Proposition; what makes a product
different from others
Air
Travel
1
aisle n. corridor in aeroplane between the seats [there are
usually one or two]
2
baggage claim n. place where passengers go to find their luggage
(cases etc) at the end of a flight
3
board v. to get on or enter an aeroplane - on board adv.
4
boarding pass n. special ticket showing that passenger has
checked in and may board plane
5
check in v. to register for a flight, inc. checking of tickets,
passports, luggage etc - also n.
6
confirmation n. passenger’s telephone validation of return
reservation; reconfirmation
7
departures board n. large display in airport showing times,
destinations etc of departing flights
8
domestic adj. national, not international [a domestic flight is
entirely within one country]
9
duty free adj. [of products: cigarettes, perfume etc] not taxable;
exempt from customs taxes
10
excess baggage n. luggage that is more than the permitted or
allowed weight
11
flight n. an aeroplane scheduled to fly a certain route at a
certain time
12
gate n. the point in an airport at which a particular flight
arrives and departs
13
hand luggage n. light bags, briefcases etc that may be carried on
board by passengers
14
IATA abbr. International Air Transport Association
15
immigration officer n. government official responsible for
checking passengers’ passports
16
jet lag n. extreme tiredness etc after a long flight between
extreme time zones
17
runway n. the strip on which planes land and take off
18
stopover n. a break for a day or two on an international flight
19
ticket n. receipt for transportation etc. An air ticket has one
coupon for each journey
20
transit n. A transit passenger is one stopping at an airport that
is not his destination
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depature lounge, arrival hall, baggage reclaim, destination,
customs, to declare
Company
structure
1
Accounts Dept. n. department responsible for administering a
company’s financial affairs
2
A.G.M. UK abbr. Annual General Meeting of a company’s
shareholders
3
board of directors n. a group of people chosen to establish
policy for and direct or control a company
4
chairman UK n. person who heads a Board of Directors; head of a
company; chairperson
5
director n. a member of the board of directors
6
executive officer US n. person who manages the affairs of a
corporation - chief executive officer n.
7
headquarters n. a company’s principal or main office or centre
of control
8
manager n. person responsible for day-to-day running of a dept.;
executive officer US
9
managing director UK n. senior director after the chairman
responsible for day-to-day direction
10
Marketing Dept. n. dept. responsible for putting goods on market,
inc. packaging, advertising etc
11
organisation chart n. a table or plan showing a company’s
structure graphically
12
Personnel Dept. n. department responsible for recruitment and
welfare of staff or employees
13
president US n. the highest executive officer of a company; head of
a company
14
Production Dept. n. department responsible for physical creation
of product
15
Purchasing Dept. n. department responsible for finding and
buying everything needed by a company
16
R & D Department n. department responsible for Research and
Development of (new) products
17
reception n. the place where visitors and clients report on
arrival at a company
18
Sales Department n. department responsible for finding
customers and making sales
19
shareholder n. person who holds or owns shares in or a part of a
company or corporation
20
vice president US n. any of several executive officers, each
responsible for a separate division
Computers
1
application n. a program dedicated to a specific task [eg: word
processing, graphics etc]
2
bit n. binary digit, the basic binary unit for storing data,
either 0 or 1 - see byte
3
buffer n. an area in memory used for temporary storage [eg: rapid
input from keyboard]
4
byte n. 8 bits - kilobyte (approx. 1,000 bytes), megabyte (1
million), gigabyte (1 billion)
5
Email n. electronic mail; system of sending messages through the
internet; e-mail
6
floppy disk n. small, removable magnetic disc for (permanent)
storing of data; diskette
7
hard disk n. fixed, magnetic disc inside a PC for (permanent)
storing of data
8
hardware n. the mechanical and electronic parts of a computer,
not the software
9
input n. data entered into a computer (by keyboard, floppy disk
etc) - also v.
10
keyboard n. the alphanumeric keys or buttons used to input data
[QWERTY = 1st
5 keys]
11
memory n. part of a computer for (temporary) storing of data -
see ram
12
modem n. device that converts data to a form that can be
transmitted by telephone etc
13
operating system n. software that communicates with hardware,
enabling applications to run
14
output n. data delivered by a computer (by printer, screen etc)
- also v.
15
peripheral n. equipment linked to a computer [eg: printer,
scanner, modem, mouse etc]
16
program n. software that contains coded instructions to
control a computer - also v.
17
RAM abbr. random access memory [it goes away when one switches
off]
18
screen n. the surface area of the visual display unit on which the
image is formed
19
software n. the programs, routines etc for a computer, not the
hardware
20
WYSIWYG abbr. What You See Is What You Get [data prints out
exactly as on the screen]
Contracts
1
agreement n. an arrangement between two or more people,
countries etc; contract
2
appendix n. additional or supplementary material at end of
contract, book etc
3
arbitration n. settlement of a dispute by a person chosen by both
parties - to arbitrate v.
4
article n. a particular statement or stipulation in a contract
etc; clause
5
clause n. a particular statement or stipulation in a contract etc;
article
6
condition n. anything necessary before the performance of
something else
7
force majeure n. superior, power; unforeseeable event excusing one
party from fulfilling contract
8
fulfil v: to satisfy a condition; to complete the required
task; to fulfillUS
9
herein adv: in here; in this (document etc)
10
hereinafter adv: in the following part (of this document etc)
11
hereto adv: to this (document etc) [eg: attached hereto]
12
heretofore adv: up until now; until the present; before this
13
in behalf of in the interests of (person etc); for (person etc);
on behalf of UK
14
null and void invalid; without legal force; not binding
15
on the one hand on one side - on the other hand on the other side
16
party n. the person or persons forming one side of an agreement
17
stipulate v. to specify as an essential condition - stipulation
n.
18
terms n. conditions or stipulations
19
warrant v. to give formal assurance; to guarantee
20
whereas conj: it being the case that; in view of the fact that [in
introduction to contracts]
Correspondence
1
address n. the place to which a letter is to be sent
2
Best regards friendly close to a letter - Kind regards, Best
wishes
3
Dear first word of most SALUTATIONS, formal or not [eg: Dear Sir,
Dear Mr Won, Dear Jo]
4
Dear Madam formal SALUTATION to an unnamed woman
5
Dear Sir formal SALUTATION to an unnamed man
6
Dear Sirs UK SALUTATION when writing to a firm and not to any
particular individual in the firm
7
dictate v. to say or read aloud words to be written down -
dictation n.
8
enc. abbr. enclosure; enclosed [indicating something that is
included with a letter]
9
Gentlemen US SALUTATION when writing to a firm and not to any
particular individual in the firm
10
letterhead n. a sheet of letter paper printed with a person
or firm’s (name and) address
11
Mr Ms Mrs Miss abbr. of title for man, woman (married or not),
married woman, unmarried woman
12
p.s. abbr. postscript [used to indicate a note added at the very
end of a letter]
13
per pro abbr. through the agency of; p.p. [eg: A per pro B (where
B is signing for A)]
14
registered mail n. a secure postal service for important or
valuable letters or packages
15
salutation n. opening or first line of a letter, usually
commencing with 'Dear...'
16
shorthand n. a system of speed writing, esp. when taking
dictation
17
sign v. to write one’s name at the end of a document -
signature n.
18
Yours faithfully UK polite close to a letter not naming the
recipient as in Dear Sir; Yours truly US
19
Yours sincerely UK polite close to a letter naming the recipient as
in Dear Mr Smith; Yours truly US
20
Yours truly US polite close to a letter; Sincerely yours US
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