Vocabulary

Vocabulary

 

Resume skill-verb list

Teaching skills Adapt Advise Clarify Coach Communicate Coordinator Conduct Correct Demystify Demonstrate Develop Educate Enable Encourage Evaluate  Examine Explain Facilitate Guide Inform Instruct Lead Lecture Persuade Present Set goals Stimulate Teach Test Train	Creative skills Act Conceptualize Create Customize Design Develop Direct Enlarge Establish Fashion Found Generate Illustrate Initiate Integrate Introduce Invent Originate Plan Rectify Revise Revitalize Shape Simplify Specialize	Clerical skills Approve Arrange Catalogue Classify Collect Compile Complete Dispatch Execute Generate Implement Inspect Monitor Operate Organize Prepare Process Purchase Record Retrieve Screen Specify Systematic Tabulate Validate	More verbs for accomplishments Accelerate Achieve Expand Begin Contract Control Distribute Eliminate Transfer Improve Pioneer Identify Increase Launch Maintain Organize Participate Preside Propose Prove Provide Reduce(Losses) Resolve(Problems) Restore Sell Solicit Spearhead Structure Synthesize transform	Planning skills Administer Allocate Analyse Appraise Audit Balance Calculate Compute Develop Forecast Invest Manage Market Plan Reduce Report Research	Counselling skills Assess Clarify Coach Counsel Demonstrate Diagnose Educate Expedite Facilitate Familiarize guide Motivate Refer Rehabilitate Represent
Management skills Administer Analyze Approve Assign Attain Chair Conduct Consolidate Contract Coordinate Delegate Develop Direct Evaluate Execute Hire Improve Increase Manage Organize Oversee Plan Prioritize Produce Recommend Review Select Strengthen supervise	Communication skills Adapt Address Apply Arbitrate Arrange Author Collaborate Compose Conceive Convince Correspond Develop Direct Draft Edit Enlist Formulate Identify Influence Interpret Lecture Liaise Mediate Negotiate Persuade Promote Publicize Reconcile recruit	Recruit Speak Support  Translate Write	Research skills Clarify Collect Compile Critique Determine Diagnose Evaluate Examine Extract Identify Inspect Interpret Interview Investigate Locate Organize Review Study Summarize Survey Systematize	Technical skills Assemble Build Calculate Clean Compute Design Devise Engineer Fabricate Maintain Operate Overhaul Program Remodel Repair Solve Synchronize Upgrade

Attributes-adjectives

Ability to relate to others Amiable Caring Competent Congenial Cooperative Courteous Curious Customer oriented Diplomatic Easy to get along with Enjoy people Helpful Interpersonal skills Likeable Observe -confidentially Outgoing People oriented Personable Pleasant Professional Put others at ease Respected Supportive Tactful Team player Trustworthy Warm personality Well liked

Attitude Business-like Calm Cheerful Common sense Confident Conscientious Considerate Dependable Down-to-earth Fair Genuine Honest Person of integrity Loyal Objective Open-minded Positive Practical Professional Progressive Responsible Sense of humor Sensible Sincere Steady

Enthusiasm and drive Ambitious Aggressive Assertive Competitive Diligent Dynamic Eager Energetic Enjoy challenges Enterprising Entrepreneurial Enthusiastic Go getter Goal oriented Have drive Keen Leader Meet deadlines Motivated Optimistic Positive Profit oriented Vivacious

Flexibility and resourcefulness Adaptable Contemporary Creative Current Flexible Open to new ideas Original Proactive Resourceful Self-motivated Self-reliant Self-starter Take initiative Versatile

Communication/ problem-solving Analytical Articulate Clear thinker Decisive Discreet Empathetic Focused Good listener Imaginative Intuitive Investigative Lateral thinker Logical Perceptive Problem-solver Proven Negotiator Quick learner Sound judgement

Work habits Able to prioritize Accurate Attention to detail Constructive Dedicated Diligent Disciplined Efficient Excellent- craftsmanship Focused Goal oriented Hard working Methodical Meticulous Orderly Persistent Precise Productive Prompt Punctual Reliable Responsible Show initiative Systematic Thorough Well-groomed Well-organized

 

Work sheets vocabulary

Baby Bald Blind choke Clumsy  Crocodile Dial Flirt Freeze frown  Giggle Hurry Jockey Lightning monkey  Rabbit Scared Snake Sunbathe Undress	Starting a new jobs Anxiety Anxious Awkward Colleague Complicated Eager Embarrassed Enthusiasm Enthusiastic Haste Hasty Impatience Intimidate Intimidating Knowledgeable Lunch break Mistake Paper jam Probationary period Rushed Show how Task Uncertain Unclear Unfamiliar	Peaceful/sleepy/tired Relaxing/relaxed Calming/calmed Exciting/excited Loud/noisy Catchy Interesting/interested Boring/bored Energetic/energized Powerful Fast/slow Awesome/terrible   Music Rock pop jazz classical Punk/new wave R&B country dance Love song Hip-hop heavy metal Techno rap Funk rock	Comparatives		Verbing Cost Budget Finance Schedule Resource Staff Market Better Ok Can/bin Scrap Up
			Big Expensive Blue Red   Tall Pretty Silly Intelligent Stupid Lazy Good Bad Slow Slowly Little Fast(adj) Fast(adv) Short Happy beautiful	Bigger More – Bluer More- Redder Taller Prettier Sillier More – More – Lazier Better Worse Slower More – Littler Faster Faster Shorter Happier More -

 

The ideal candidate

So, can you tell us a few things about yourself? Well., I consider myself to be a very _______ person. I’m always ________ with my work, and I’m never ________around the people I work with. Attentive   precise   vigilant   thoughtful   irrational   negligent    heedless    judicious    meticulous    scrupulous   lax    prudent

Do you consider yourself a very confident person? Oh, absolutely. In most situations, I’m ________. I’m hardly ever ________, and if you asked anyone who knows me, they’d be sure to tell you that I’m the most ________ person they’ve ever met. Stalwart    dauntless    cowardly   adventuresome    timid   meek   doubtful    self0assured   imperturbable   gung ho    unflappable   fearful Uncertain    audacious   pessimistic

How warm toward other people would you say that you are? I am incredibly ________. I try very hard to be ________. At all time, and being ________ is’nt something that would even occur to me. Cordial   hostile  amiable  sympathetic  surly   aloof  neighbourly   chummy   benevolent   buddy-buddy    cold   mean   favourable   sociable   churlish

When one of your co-workers looks like they need help, are you the kind of person who’s going to give them a hand? I always try to be as ________as possible in a work environment. I believe companies can’t function if the workers are ________. Employees need to be ________ for everyone to be successful. Hindering   efficacious   injurious   inopportune   supportive   cooperative   disagreeable   constructive   conducive   unhelpful   accommodating Harmful   unconstructive   malevolent   benevolent

How about your life away from work? Are you someone who tries to do good? Oh, I’m exceedingly ________. I believe we’re only here on earth for a short time, so we should try to be as ________as we can. After all, where would we be if everybody were ________ all the time? Unkind   merciless   humane   charitable   ruthful  ruthless  altruistic   nasty  indifferent  hateful   humanitarian  courteous  amicable  cruel

 

Why generation Y Yuppies are unhappy (vocabulary)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/wait-but-why/generation-y-unhappy_b_3930620.html

Yuppies Protagonist Define Reality Expectations Provide Throughout Within

Insufferable Context Depression Fought in world war 2 Era Obsessed Practical Secure

Greener Grass Envision Prosperous Stable Prosper Lush Psyches

Embark Prosperity Unprecedented Gratified Optimistic Optimism Identity

Instilling Exceptional According Prominently Phrase Fulfilling As much

Destined Defy Definition Delusional  Obvious Eventually Chime

 

Personality adjectives

Ambitious Affectionate Athletic cooperative

Analytical Critical Manipulative Sensitive

Competitive Confident Stubborn shy

Loud Bossy Selfish talkative

Sociable Sneaky Generous Independent

 

Matching cards

Tired Good Dirty Pretty ugly

Exhausted Fantastic Filthy Gorgeous hideous

Small Surprising Clean Funny Big

Tiny Astounding Spotless Hilarious gigantic

Angry Hot Cold Old hungry

Furious Boiling Freezing Ancient Starving

 

Adverbs of degree

100%  absolutely, completely, totally, utterly, entirely, quite

75%   very, really, extremely, terribly, awfully, exceptionally, considerably

50%   rather, fairly, pretty, reasonably, quite, relatively

25%   a little, a bit, slightly

5%   hardly, scarcely

 

-ED adjectives are used to talk about a person’s feelings or opinions.

-ING adjectives are used to describe things, people, places, activities.

Amused Exhausted Embarrassed Pleased Surprised thrilled  Humiliated

Amusing Exhausting Embarrassing Pleasing Surprising Trilling Humiliating

Annoyed Confused Depressed Disgusted Frightened Horrified  Touched

Annoying Confusing Depressing Disgusting Frightening Horrifying touching

Shocked Relaxed Fascinated Troubled Puzzled Irritated  Satisfied

Shocking Relaxing Fascinating Troubling Puzzling Irritating satisfying

Devastated Overwhelmed Disappointed Intrigued Discouraged Soothed Moved

Devastating Overwhelming Disappointing Intriguing Discouraging Soothing Moving

 

 

Linking Equally Similarly Arguably Unquestionably Presumably Admittably

Comparing & contrasting Having said that Like something to another things Equally Similarly In a one sense in another sense On the one hand on the other hand Unquestionably Arguably

Illustrating/paraphrasing Compared with Compare to Liken to (to)put (it) simply Basically Effectively In essence To put it mildly To put it bluntly

Highlighting Chiefly Above all Notably Needless to say In particular Particularly Especially State the obvious Blatantly Patently Quite obviously Quite clearly It goes without saying

 

A summit for the future

What + subject + verb + to do + is + (to) + verb

What + subject + need to do is + (to) + verb

What + subject + need + is + noun

What + is Adjective + is + to verb

 

Get through: to finish something

To get through something: To finish dealing with some work, a subject etc.

Get to: send something to someone

Get together with: to meet, to gather

Get on with: to give your time to someone, especially after you have not spoken to them for a long time

Get onto: to write or speak to someone in order to ask them to do something for you

Get back to: to phone, write, or speak to someone at a later time because you were busy or could not answer their question earlier

Get around to doing: to do something after you have intended to do it for some time

Get started: to begin doing something

Get moving: to start to be active

 

Dear Amandine,

I have a quick question ahead of next week’s meeting. I’ve just received the exchange rate forecast from the analysts-they’ve managed to (1)do the job a bit earlier than scheduled. Originally, they weren’t due to (2)send me it until after next week’s meeting, so based in that, I hadn’t put the matter on the agenda. But since we now have the forecast, it would obviously make sense to discuss it when we (3)meet. I’m aware there’s lot to (4)cover in the meeting, but if we can approve the forecast in right away, rather than having to wait another month before the next meeting. So would you have any objections if we squeezed that item onto the agenda?

I’ll be out of the office Thursday and Friday, so if you could (6)reply when your thoughts before the end of tomorrow, that would be great. If you’re happy, I can then circulate a revised agenda, together with copies of the forecast, so everyone can take a look at it before the meeting. 

Thanks, Pablo

(1)     Get the job done

(2)     Get in to me

(3)     Get together

(4)     Get through

(5)     Get on with

(6)     Get back to me

 

Whose job is it to fix the target?

You may set/determine/establish the target for yourself, or the target may be imposed on you by superiors.

How realistic is the target?

Can the target be reached? Is it realistically attainable/viable/achievable/doable/possible to do? Or, are you being too optimistic, and setting an unviable/unachievable goal? You need to make the target challenging. But, clearly, there’s a difference between asking a lot(being demanding), and asking too much(being overly demanding). It’s important to remember that, while realistic targets are motivating, unrealistic ones are demotivating, as there is no way of averting failure: it will be inevitable from the word ‘go’. People tend to perform best when they are slightly stretched. But if they’re pushed beyond that point, and feel overstretched, performance will take a nosedive. The whole idea of target is to boost productivity. Unrealistic targets are counterproductive/unproductive they defeat the object of setting targets.