Supremo Vinod Shah

English Vocabulary for Human Resource Professional

English Vocabulary for Human

Resource Professional (A self-study reference and practice book for Human Resource professionals and Students of Management)

Author-cum-Editor

Supremo Vinod Shah (MBA/HR, B.Com .)

"If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more & become

more, you are a leader"

- Supremo Vinod Shah

Title of Book : English Vocabulary for Human Resource Professionals

Author • Supremo Vinod Shah

Edition • . First Edition, 2011

Price Rs.195/-

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• Labour Laws & Industrial Relations in India, 2011, Price - Rs.225/-

• Be Practical with Human Resource Department, 2011, Price - Rs.195/-

• How to answer the 65 toughest interview questions, 2011, Price - Rs.175/-

PREFACE This book is written for anyone working or planning to work in Human Resource

and Personnel Management, and who want to develop their knowledge for this

line for work. This book is also used for anyone working in other business-related

areas i.e. secretarial, administrative, Labour Law, accountancy, sales, business

law, business management etc.

When you use this book, you should not go through the exercises mechanically. It

is better to choose areas that you are unfamiliar with, or areas that you feel are

of specific interest or importance to yourself. The exercises are accompanied by

a full answer key at the back of the book. This key also gives you lots of other

information that might be useful to you, as well as providing other words (synonyms, opposites, alternative words, etc) that are not covered in the

exercises themselves.

It is important to record new words and expressions that you learn. Try to develop

your own personal vocabulary 'bank' in a notebook or file. Review the words and

expressions on a regular basis so that they become an active part of your

vocabulary.

You will find it very helpful to use a dictionary when you do the exercises in this

book. A good dictionary will give a clear definition of words and expressions

show you how they are pronounced, and give sample sentences to show how

they are used in context.

I shall appreciate further questions from our readers and all concerned on

various issues so that they can be included in our future edition or replied through

email admnvinodshah@gmail.com . I shall appreciate if our readers can give

suggestions and criticism and call our attention to errors which might have

inadvertently crept in. For career advice updates please visit

http://admnvinodshah.blogspot.com .

I would be glad to receive your queries or suggestions.

- Supremo Vinod Shah

Author-cum-Editor

Place: New Delhi

Dated: November 11, 2011

Table of Contents

Part - I

Unit 1. Nouns

Unit 2. Verbs

Unit 3. Adjectives

Unit 4. Word-building

Unit 5. Prepositions

Unit 6. Working words

Unit 7. Formal words

Unit 8. Word association

Part-II

Unit

9. Two-word expressions

Unit

10. Phrasal verbs

Unit

11. Idioms

Unit

12. Changes

Unit

13. Over and under

Unit

14. A career case history

Unit

15. Abbreviations

Unit

16. Company positions

1-24

25-43

Part—Ill 44-57

Unit 17. Recruitment advertising

Unit 18. Job description

Unit 19. Application forms

Unit 20. The recruitment process

Unit 21. Personal qualities

Unit 22. Contract of employment

Unit 23. Working hours

Unit 24. Appraisals

Part - IV 58-74

Unit 25. Rewards and benefits

Unit 26. Holidays and other time off work

Unit 27. Letters

Unit 28. Industrial relations

Unit 29. Health and safety

Unit 30. Discipline and problems at work

Personnel training and development

Part - V 75-80

Unit 32. Answer Keys

Unit 31.

PART- Unit 01: Nouns

Unit 02: Verbs

Unit 03: Adjectives

Unit 04: Word-building

Unit 05: Prepositions

Unit 06: Working words

Unit 07: Formal words

Unit 08: Word association

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• English Vocabulary for HR Management Professional • • Supremo Vinod Shah •

Unit 1 - Nouns There are 33 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 •Peak

• Mismanagement •Motivation •Objective •Potential •Predecessor •Retirement •Session

• Stipulation •Supervision •Performance •Ratification •Feedback •Weighting •Quality •Temp

• Range •Expertise •Misconduct •Placement •Course •Dissatisfaction •Escalation •Friction

• Retainer

1. He has reached the peak of his career.

2. This morning's staff development will be held in the conference

room.

3. There are very good sports on the company premises.

4. Older staffs are planning what they will do in

5. They made a complete of each employee's contribution to the

organization.

6. The company failed because of the chairman's of capital assets.

7. The applicant was pleasant and had the right qualifications, but unfortunately he did not have

any relevant

8. Our main recruitment is to have well-qualified staff.

9. The dispute was ended through the of union officials.

10. Employees showing leadership will be chosen for management

training.

11. He took over the job from his last May.

12. She is very experienced and can be left to work without any

13. What has the government put on wage increases this year?

14. The contract has a that the new manager has to serve a three-

month probationary period.

15. I am going for an for a new job next week.

16. We need to draw up a for salaries for the coming year.

17. We believe that the sales manager's of higher turnover next year is

a bit optimistic.

18. I think our sales staff lack . They don't seem very keen and haven't

been working well recently.

19. The poor of the service led to many complaints.

20. The agreement has to go to the board for

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PART - II Unit 09: Two-word expressions

Unit 10: Phrasal verbs

Unit 11: Idioms

Unit 12: Changes

Unit 13: Over and under

Unit 14: A career case history

Unit 15: Abbreviations

Unit 16: Company positions

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Unit 9 - Two-word expressions Exercise 1

Complete the words to make two-word expressions connected with Human Resources.

You have been given the first letter of each word, and you can find the rest of each word in

the box below. The first one has been done as an example.

•_ccession •_ccupational •_eam • _eeds •_eplacement •_es •_hift • _hildcare • _ilk •une

• _isciplinary •_mployer's •_ncentive • _now •_ob • _oluntary • _onus •_pward • _reelance

• _rievance •_romotion •Jongful • _uality • _uman

a ccession rate b scheme c provision

d action e liability f worker

g procedure h capital i plan

j satisfaction k -how I manager

m round n assessment o mobility

P ladder q time r rate

s differential t spirit u communication

v redundancy w dismissal y -man

Exercise 2

Complete these sentences with a two-word expression from above.

1. had to be taken to prevent further disputes between workers and managers.

2. In return for a large payment, several of our employees have offered to accept

3. We will begin the recruitment drive with our annual , beginning at Delhi

University.

4. We have to carry out a so that we can decide which of our employees should

go for further training, and which should be transferred.

5. These days, it is not enough to be able to do one job well. You need to have so

that you can more from job to job effectively.

6. Our is Rs.150/- an hour, but this rises to Rs.200/- an hour after the employee

has been with us for six months.

7. By being appointed sales manager, she moved several steps up the

8. If you want to be successful in this company, its important to acquire a bit of computer

and other IT skills.

9. When she was sacked for sending personal emails when she should have been working, she

complained of to her union.

10. This company has a very high , which many of our employees are blaming on

poor management.

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Other useful books written by Supremo Vinod Shah:-

• Labour Laws & Industrial Relations in India, First Edition, 2011

• Be practical with Human Resource Department, First Edition, 2011

• How to answer the 65 toughest Interview Questions

Salient features of the books:

• These books are written for anyone working or planning to work in Human Resource and

Personnel Management, and who want to develop their knowledge for this line for work. This

book is also used for anyone working in other business-related areas i.e. secretarial,

administrative, accountancy, sales, business law, business management etc.

• These books are written in very simple language to enable the HR professionals/students to

learn the basics involved in Human resource Management and enrich their knowledge for future growth and development of their career/professional life.

• These books are based on author's practical and academic experiences and the current

industrial scenario. Author has made every effort to update the information as amended from

time to time, which can be useful to HR professional as well as management students.

• These books can be used for self-study or as supplementary course material by students of

management.

Nhout the author: Supremo Vinod Shah is a renowned name in various web based social as well as professionals networking groups. He has graduated his degree in Commerce from APS University, Rewa and Master in Business Administration with Human Resource specialization from Symbiosis International University, Pune. Presently he is working with a state of the art globally renowned organization Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, New Delhi since the year 2004. Before this, he has worked with NTPC Ltd., Waidhan Group of Industries, Rewa Gases etc. in Administration. Beside this, he is voluntarily associated with Citizens Advice Bureau (An online advisory division of SCFA) as

Supremo Vinod Shah "Career Advisor" since the year 2009.

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