Hackers TOEIC Vocabulary - Recruitment and Employment

Comprehensive vocabulary flashcards focused on TOEIC recruitment terms, distinguishing between related nouns and adjectives based on lecture notes.

certification

A document or state of being certified, typically used for professional qualifications like accounting certification.

certificate

A document providing evidence or proof, such as a birth certificate.

occupation

A person's job or profession; synonyms include job and vocation.

occupant

A person who resides in or uses a specific place, such as a tenant of a house or owner of land.

wage

Payment for work, typically for factory workers and calculated by the hour or month.

salary

Fix payment for work, typically for office workers and calculated on an annual basis.

compensation

Remuneration for work or payment provided for injury (e.g., injury compensation).

entitle

To give someone the right to do or have something; often used as 'be entitled to + noun' or 'be entitled to do'.

degree

An academic rank or qualification conferred by a college or university, such as a bachelor's degree.

payroll

A list of a company's employees and the amount of money they are to be paid.

recruit

To find and hire new employees; also refers to a newly hired person.

prospective

Potential or likely to happen in the future, often used to describe potential employees.

appeal

To be attractive or interesting; as an intransitive verb, it is used with the preposition 'to' (e.g., appeal to the staff).

specialize

To focus one's efforts on a particular area of study or business (e.g., specialized in software design).

apprehensive

Feeling worried or anxious about the future; synonymous with 'concerned'.

consultant

A person who provides expert advice professionally.

consultation

The act of seeking advice from an expert or professional.

achievement

Something done successfully, typically by effort, courage, or skill.

achiever

A person who achieves a high level of success.

impressed

Feeling admiration or respect for someone; used to describe human emotions.

impressive

Evoking admiration through size, quality, or skill; used to describe the object evoking the emotion.

excellent

Extremely good or outstanding; used to describe skills like managerial skills.

eligible

Meeting the necessary conditions to be entitled to something; often used as 'be eligible for' or 'be eligible to do'.

identify

To recognize or name someone or something.

associate

To connect or link things/people; commonly used in the passive 'be associated with' or 'in association with'.

condition

The requirements or circumstances under which something is done, such as 'conditions of employment'.

employment

The state of having paid work; the opposite of unemployment.

lack

The state of being without or not having enough of something, such as a 'lack of funds'.

managerial

Relating to management or managers; frequently paired with 'staff' or 'experience'.

diligent

Showing care and conscientiousness in one's work or duties.

familiar

Well known from long or close association; typically used with the preposition 'with'.

proficiency

A high degree of skill or expertise in a particular field or language.

hire

To employ someone for wages or a salary.

training

The action of teaching a person a particular skill, such as 'on-the-job training'.

reference

A letter from a previous employer or professional contact testifying to someone's ability or reliability.

position

A particular job or rank within a company (e.g., 'apply for a position').

highly

To a high degree; often used to modify adjectives like 'qualified', 'competent', or 'profitable'.

professional

Relating to or belonging to a profession; can refer to a person who is an expert in their field.

interview

A formal meeting for assessment, or the act of questioning an applicant.

meet

To fulfill or satisfy requirements, conditions, or expectations; synonyms include satisfy and fulfill.

qualified

Having the necessary skills, experience, or qualifications for a job; often used as 'be qualified for'.

candidate

A person who applies for a job; synonym of 'applicant'.

confidence

A feeling of trust or belief in someone's ability; often used with the preposition 'in'.

requirement

A thing that is needed or wanted; often used with 'of' or 'for'.