TOEIC Vocabulary: Recruitment, Rules, and General Office

A collection of vocabulary flashcards covering job recruitment, office regulations, and general workplace terminology based on Hackers TOEIC Vocabulary notes.

Résumé

A document containing a summary of one's education, experience, and qualifications; commonly used when applying for jobs.

Opening

A vacancy, lack of occupancy, or a new job available; often used with the indefinite article 'an' as it is a countable noun.

Applicant

A person who formally applies for something, especially a job; should be distinguished from 'application' (the request) and 'appliance' (electrical device).

Requirement

A condition that is prerequisite or necessary for something; often followed by the prepositions 'of' or 'for'.

Meet

To satisfy, fulfill, or comply with requirements, needs, expectations, or demands.

Qualified

Having the necessary certificates, skills, or qualities to be considered eligible for a position; synonyms include 'certified'.

Candidate

A person who applies for a job or is nominated for election; dynamic synonym for 'applicant'.

Confidence

A feeling of self-assurance or trust in one's own or another's abilities; often used as 'show/express confidence in'.

Highly

An adverb meaning very or to a great degree; frequently modifies adjectives like 'qualified', 'recommended', or 'competent'.

Professional

Adj: relating to or belonging to a profession; N: a person with expert skills or a specific vocation.

Interview

N: a formal meeting for assessment; V: to conduct a meeting with an applicant to evaluate their suitability.

Hire

To employ someone for a specific role or task in exchange for payment.

Training

The process of teaching a person the skills or knowledge needed for a job or activity; e.g., 'on-the-job training'.

Reference

A recommendation regarding an applicant's character or ability; also relates to materials used for information.

Position

A formal job or rank within an organization; also means to place something in a specific location.

Achievement

The successful completion of something by effort, skill, or courage; should be distinguished from 'achiever' (the person).

Impressed

Adjective used for people feeling admiration or respect for someone or something; distinct from 'impressive' (the thing causing the feeling).

Excellent

Possessing outstanding quality or superior merit; exceptionally good.

Eligible

Having the right to do or obtain something through meeting required conditions; often used as 'be eligible for' or 'be eligible to do'.

Identify

To recognize, establish, or verify who or what someone or something is.

Associate

N: a colleague or partner; V: to connect or link something with another; often used as 'be associated with'.

Condition

A requirement or state of affairs that must exist before something else can occur.

Employment

The state of having paid work; the act of employing someone.

Lack

V: to be without something; N: the state of being without or having an insufficient amount of something; use 'due to a lack of'.

Managerial

Relating to the duties or functions of a manager; often paired with 'staff' or 'experience'.

Diligent

Showing steady, earnest, and energetic effort toward a task; hardworking and industrious.

Familiar

To have a good knowledge of something or be well-acquainted with it; commonly used as 'be familiar with'.

Proficiency

A high degree of skill or expertise in a specific area or language.

Prospective

Expected or likely to happen or become something in the future; e.g., 'prospective employees'.

Appeal

To be attractive or interesting; as an intransitive verb, it is followed by the preposition 'to'.

Specialize

To concentrate on and become an expert in a particular subject or skill.

Apprehensive

Feeling anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant will happen; concerned.

Consultant

A professional who provides expert advice in a specific field; distinct from 'consultation' (the act of advising).

Entitle

To give someone the right or claim to something; commonly appears in the passive voice as 'be entitled to'.

Degree

An academic rank or qualification conferred by a college or university after a course of study.

Payroll

A list of employees and the total amount of money a company pays them; the core phrase is 'on the payroll'.

Recruit

V: to enlist or find new people for an organization; N: a person newly enlisted or hired.

Certification

Official recognition or a document proving that someone has a certain level of skill or qualification.

Occupation

A person's job or profession; synonyms include 'vocation'. Should be distinguished from 'occupant' (a dweller).

Wage

A fixed regular payment, typically paid on a daily or weekly basis, often for manual or blue-collar work (unlike salary).

Attire

Clothes or apparel, especially formal or professional garments.

Code

A set of rules, principles, or conventions, such as a 'dress code'.

Concern

N: a matter of interest, worry, or importance; V: to affect or be relevant to someone; often used as 'concern about/over'.

Policy

A course or principle of action adopted by an organization; can also refer to an insurance contract.

Comply

To act in accordance with a rule, regulation, or request; requires the preposition 'with'.

Regulation

A rule or directive made and maintained by an authority; e.g., 'safety regulations'.

Exception

Something that does not follow a rule or is excluded from it; used in the phrase 'with the exception of'.

Adhere

To stick to or follow a set of rules or standards; requires the preposition 'to'.

Severely

In a very strict, harsh, or intense manner; often used regarding punishment or criticism.

Refrain

To stop oneself from doing something; an intransitive verb requiring the preposition 'from'.

Permission

The act of allowing someone to do something; formal or official authorization.

Access

N: the right or opportunity to use or enter; V: to reach, enter, or retrieve (a transitive verb).

Thoroughly

In a way that is complete, detailed, and careful.

Revise

To re-examine and make alterations or corrections to a plan, opinion, or document.

Approach

N: a way of dealing with something; V: to come near or nearer to something.

Approval

The action of officially agreeing to or accepting something as satisfactory; 'obtain approval for'.

Form

N: a document with blank spaces for information, or a specific type; V: to create or configure.

Immediately

At once or instantly; often paired with 'after' or 'upon'.

Inspection

The act of examining something carefully to ensure it meets specific standards.

Arrangement

A plan or preparation for a future event; used as 'make arrangements' to signify the process of preparing.

Procedure

An established or official way of doing something; a series of steps.

Negative

Not constructive or optimistic; expressing disagreement or dissatisfaction.

Mandate

V: to give someone an official order or authority; N: an official command or the authority to carry out a policy.

Effect

N: the result or consequence of an action (e.g., 'in effect'); V: to cause something to happen or bring about a change.

Drastically

In a severe or extreme manner that causes major change.

According to

As stated by or in proportion to something; e.g., 'according to rules'.

Enable

To give someone or something the authority or means to do something; to make possible.

Standard

A required or agreed level of quality or attainment used as a measure or model.

Constant

Occurring continuously over a period of time; persistent or stable.

Act

N: a law passed by a legislative body, or a single deed; V: to behave or take action.

Compensation

Payment or reward given to someone for their work, or to make up for loss or injury.

Ban

N: an official or legal prohibition; V: to forbid or prohibit someone from doing or using something.

Obligation

A duty or commitment; a condition of being legally or morally bound to do something.

Authorize

To give official permission for or to grant authority to someone; related to 'authorized service center'.

Prohibit

To formally forbid something by law or rule; follows the pattern 'prohibit A from -ing'.

Abolish

To formally put an end to a system, practice, or law; e.g., 'abolish taxes'.

Enforce

To compel observance of a law, rule, or obligation; e.g., 'enforce regulations'.

Habit

A settled or regular tendency/practice especially one that is hard to give up; distinct from 'convention' (social custom).

Legislation

A law or set of laws suggested by a government and made official by a parliament.

Restrict

To put a limit on; to keep within certain boundaries.

Accustomed

Being used to something; requires 'to' followed by a gerund (e.g., 'be accustomed to -ing').

Corporation

A large company or a group of companies authorized to act as a single entity.

Demanding

Requiring much skill, effort, or patience; difficult.

Colleague

A person with whom one works in a profession or business.

Division

A separate part of an organization, such as a department or branch.

Request

N: an act of asking politely for something; V: to ask for something formally.

Efficiently

Performing a task in a well-organized and competent way without wasting time or energy.

Manage

To be in charge of an organization or task; or 'manage to do' meaning to succeed despite difficulties.

Submit

To present a document or proposal for consideration or judgment; 'submit A to B'.

Directly

With no person or thing in between; straight or immediately.

Remind

To cause someone to remember something; 'remind someone of' or 'remind someone to do'.

Instruct

To give orders or directions to someone; to teach someone a subject or skill.

Deadline

The latest time or date by which something should be completed; used with 'ahead of' or 'finish by'.

Sample

N: a small part intended to show what the whole is like; V: to try or test a small portion of something.

Notify

To inform someone or give them formal notice; 'notify someone of' or 'notify someone that'.

Perform

To carry out, execute, or fulfill a task, duty, or function.

Monitor

To observe and check the progress or quality of something over a period of time.

Deserve

To be worthy of or have a right to something due to actions or qualities.

Assignment

A task or piece of work allocated to someone as part of a job or course of study.

Entire

Whole or complete, with nothing left out.