HR Nouns & Verbs
HR Nouns & Verbs
HR Nouns & Verbs
Nouns 1
There are 18 words connected with human resources in the box below. Use them to complete the sentences. The first one has been done for you as an example. assessment budget ceiling experience facilities forecast interview mediation mismanagement motivation objective peak potential predecessor retirement session stipulation supervision
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
peak
of his career.
This morning's staff development ____________________ will be held in the conference room. There are very good sports ___________________ on the company premises. Older staff are planning what they will do in ____________________. They made a complete ____________________ of each employee's contribution to the organisation. The company failed because of the chairman's ____________________ of capital assets. The applicant was pleasant and had the right qualifications, but unfortunately he did not have any relevant ____________________. Our main recruitment ____________________ is to have well-qualified staff. The dispute was ended through the ___________________ of union officials. Employees showing leadership ____________________ will be chosen for management training. He took over the job from his ____________________ last May. She is very experienced and can be left to work without any ____________________ What ___________________ has the government put on wage increases this year? The contract has a ____________________ that the new manager has to serve a three-month probationary period. I am going for an ____________________ for a new job next week. We need to draw up a ____________________ for salaries for the coming year. We believe that the sales manager's ____________________ of higher turnover next year is a bit optimistic. I think our sales staff lack ____________________. They don't seem very keen and haven't been working well recently. Nouns 2 on page 2 Wordbuilding 2 + 3 on pages 10, 11 and 12
18.
Also see:
1
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. For reference see Dictionary of Human Resources and Personnel Management (ISBN 0 7475 6623 2)
general vocabulary
Verbs 1
Look at these dictionary definitions and the sample sentences which follow them, decide what words are being described and use them to complete the grid at the bottom of the page. To help you, some of the letters are already in the grid. If you do this correctly, you will reveal a word in the shaded vertical strip which means to think again about a decision which has already been made. 1. 2. To search for and appoint new staff to join a company (We need to _____ staff for our new store.) To give someone the power to do something (Her new position will _____ her to hire and fire at will.) To ask an expert for advice (Why dont you _____ your accountant about your tax?) To refuse to do something or to say that you do not accept something (A lot of staff _____ to working on Saturdays.) To discuss a problem or issue formally with someone, so as to reach an agreement (Before I accept the job, Id like to _____ my contract.) To monitor work carefully to see that it is being done well (I _____ six people in the accounts department.) To start a new custom or procedure (We plan to _____ a new staff payment scheme.) To pass authority or responsibility to someone else (He thinks he can do everything himself, and refuses to _____.) To calculate a value (We need to _____ the experience and qualifications of all the candidates.) To examine something generally, usually before making changes (We will _____ your salary after you have been with us for six months.)
3. 4.
5.
6.
7. 8.
9. 10.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. O
E P S J E P T E V V G A W T V W L
3
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. For reference see Dictionary of Human Resources and Personnel Management (ISBN 0 7475 6623 2)