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Business English- Human Resource Vocabulary- The Same or Different?

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HR vocabulary synonyms and common confusions game

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HR vocabulary the same or different

Without looking at the list below, listen to your teacher and indicate whether you think that the words have the same or different meanings (not thinking about other differences such as formality and connotations).

Mark each line below S for the same or D for different, depending just on their meanings. If there are more than two, they are all the same or all different.

  1. Absenteeism/ Skipping work
  2. Advertising a vacancy/ Advertising a post
  3. Annual bonus/ Christmas bonus/ Performance-related bonus/ Semi-annual bonus
  4. Annual/ PA/ Per annum
  5. Applicant/ Candidate
  6. Application form/ Cover letter/ CV
  7. Be dismissed/ Quit
  8. Be dismissed/ Be fired/ Be sacked
  9. Benefits/ Perks
  10. Between jobs/ Unemployed
  11. Business hours/ Working hours
  12. Businessman/ Office worker
  13. CV/ Résumé
  14. Casual/ Freelance
  15. Certificate/ Qualification
  16. Closing date/ Deadline for applications
  17. Compassionate leave/ Maternity leave/ Sabbatical/ Sick leave
  18. Cover letter/ Letter of application
  19. Day off/ Holiday
  20. Direct boss/ Line manager
  21. Director/ Manager
  22. Discrimination/ The glass ceiling
  23. Dispatch company/ Recruitment company
  24. Diversity/ Equal opportunities
  25. Downsize someone/ Lay someone off/ Make someone redundant
  26. Duties/ Responsibilities
  27. Education/ Qualifications
  28. Employee/ Member of staff
  29. Employee/ Staff
  30. Employees/ Staff
  31. Employee/ Worker
  32. Entrance test/ Psychometric test
  33. Fire someone/ Make someone redundant
  34. Freshman/ New recruit
  35. Full time/ Permanent
  36. Gap year/ Sabbatical/ Year out
  37. Gross salary/ Net salary
  38. HR department/ Personnel department
  39. Headquarters/ HQ/ Head office
  40. Income tax/ National insurance
  41. Income tax/ Payroll tax
  42. Interviewee/ Interviewer
  43. Job centre/ Recruitment agency
  44. Job for life/ Permanent post
  45. Job/ Occupation/ Profession
  46. Labor union/ Trade union
  47. Maternity leave/ Paternity leave
  48. Motivating/ Motivated
  49. National insurance/ Social security
  50. Overtime/ Overwork
  51. Part time/ Temporary
  52. Payroll/ Staff levels/ Workforce
  53. Performance-related pay/ Profit sharing
  54. Personal/ Personnel
  55. Personal qualities/ Qualifications
  56. Probationary period/ Trial period
  57. Quit/ Resign
  58. Quit/ Retire
  59. Relevant experience/ Relevant experiences
  60. Salary/ Wage
  61. Staff turnover/ Turnover
  62. Training/ Development

Check as a class, then test each other on the vocabulary]

  • Play the same listening for the same or different game
  • Say one which has a synonym next to it and see if your partner can think of something that has the same meaning

 

HR discussion questions

Using the vocabulary above if you can/ if you like, discuss these questions together:

Women in business discussion questions

  • Is there still a glass ceiling/ discrimination against women in your country?
  • Is that changing, for example are companies changing to make things easier for women?
  • How can having more women and more women in positions of responsibility help the company?

Recruitment discussion questions

  • How do companies usually recruit people in your country? Is that changing?
  • How common is using recruitment companies in your country? Is that changing?
  • How can recruitment companies help job seekers?
  • What advice would you give someone before a job interview?
  • How is the job market changing?

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Optional cards for students to hold up

One of each card per student

 

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