Unit 1 Personnel and Organization
Application for Work
accomplishment
ac • com • plish • ment n.（ pl. accomplishments） 完成；實現；成就
School reform was one of the principal’s greatest accomplishments.
To win the election was quite an accomplishment.
acquire
ac • quire v. 學得；獲得
I have acquired a good knowledge of Spanish.
She has acquired a reputation for honesty.
ambitious
am • bi • tious adj. 野心勃勃的；有雄心大志的 opp. unambitious
She was very ambitious for her children.
Their company only hires ambitious people.
application
ap • pli • ca • tion n.（ pl. applications） 適用；應用；使用；申請
Please have your application filled out by Tuesday.
His application as regional manager has not been accepted.
background
back • ground n.（ pl. backgrounds） 背景；後景
opp. foreground
Jasmine did a background check on the new recruit.
The job would suit someone who has a teaching background.
capable
ca • pa • ble adj. 有能力的；能幹的 opp. incapable
She is a very capable administrator.
Gerry is capable of performing many jobs at the same time.
career
ca • reer n.（ pl. careers） 職業；生涯
I love my teaching career.
He has been focused on his career for ten years.
certificate
cer • tif • i • cate n.（ pl. certificates） 證明書；執照；結業證書
They spelled my name wrong on our marriage certificate.
Everyone who wants to enter the country must show a health certificate.
challenge
chal • lenge n.（ pl. challenges） 挑戰；質疑 v. 挑戰；質問
Juggling a family with a career is one of life’s great challenges.
No one is going to challenge him for the presidency.
competent
com • pe • tent adj. 能幹的；能勝任的；稱職的 opp. incompetent
He proved to be a very competent manager.
New students are expected to be competent in mathematics.
efficient
ef • fi • cient adj. 效率高的；有能力的；能勝任的 opp. inefficient
If our operations were a little more efficient, we would save a lot more money.
He is an efficient manager who gets the job done on time and under budget.
expertise
ex • per • tise n. 專業；專門知識或技術
Her expertise will be invaluable in understanding this technology.
You live and die by your expertise, not your day job.
portfolio
port • fo • li • o n.（ pl. portfolios） 經歷；卷宗；部長、閣員的職位
You’ll need to prepare a portfolio of your work before your interview.
She resigned her portfolio.
reference
ref • er • ence n.（ pl. references） 提及；涉及；推薦
in reference to prep. ph. 關於
I am writing to you in reference to the job opening in your department.
Your application package must include two reference letters from past employers.
Personnel Management
applicable
ap • pli • ca • ble adj. 適用的；可應用的；適合的
The school’s law is applicable to every student.
The offer is applicable only to tourists who come to our hotel on weekends.
benefit
ben • e • fit n.（ pl. benefits） 利益；好處 v. 受惠；受益
It will be to our mutual benefit to carry out the plan.
I benefit a lot from that class.
bonus
bo • nus n.（ pl. bonuses） 津貼；獎金；分紅
The Christmas bonus will be paid at the end of December.
If you don’t meet our objective, you will not get a bonus.
candidate
can • di • date n.（ pl. candidates） 候選人；應徵者
How many candidates applied for the new position?
The successful candidate will be fluent in English and Spanish.
compensate
com • pen • sate v. 補償；賠償；酬報
His intelligence compensates for his lack of experience.
The firm will compensate workers for their loss of earnings.
compensation
com • pen • sa • tion n.（ pl. compensations） 補償；賠償；報酬
He received some compensation for damages.
The jury awarded Tyler $1.7 million in compensation.
consider
con • si • der v. 考慮；認為
The boss says she’s still considering my request for a raise.
There are more things than just money when considering changing jobs.
probation
pro • ba • tion n. 試用；見習
Many employers will put you on a one month probation, to see if you fit in.
He pleaded guilty to using the company credit card, and was placed on probation.
promote
pro • mote v. 晉升；升級；促進；促銷 opp. demote
Helen was promoted to senior manager.
Our boss organized a barbeque to promote better staff relations.
recruit
re • cruit v. 僱用；聘用；招募 n.（ pl. recruits） 新手
I’ve recruited three of my friends.
A majority of the recruits came from this neighborhood.
recruiter
re • cruit • er n.（ pl. recruiters） 招聘人員
Recruiter Hedrick & Struggles enticed him away from RJR, where he was the CEO.
A recruiter might ask how you handle difficult customers.
reject
re • ject v. 拒絕；去除；丟棄
Missy’s job application was rejected.
If inspectors find a defective can, the entire batch is rejected.
3. Positions and Duties
administrator
ad • min • is • tra • tor n.（ pl. administrators） 管理者；行政
官員；行政人員
She worked for 30 years as an administrator for Taiwan Bank.
He is known as a bad manager and an inefficient administrator.
assistant
as • sis • tant n.（ pl. assistants） 助手；助理 adj. 輔助的；助理的
I’ll ask my assistant to help you immediately.
He put in an application for a new assistant next year.
consultant
con • sult • ant n.（ pl. consultants） 顧問；諮詢
Dr. Jamieson is the consultant psychologist at St. Andrew’s Hospital.
He’s left his job as a computer programmer and is working as a consultant for a German firm.
deputy manager
dep • u • ty man • ag • er n. ph.（ pl. deputy managers） 副理
Our company needs a deputy manager to handle administration.
My father is a deputy manager at the bank.
executive
ex • ec • u • tive n.（ pl. executives） 執行者；高級官員；經理
adj. 執行的；行政上的
We were visited by a young, dynamic executive from a small computer company.
She is a member of the party’s national executive committee.
vice president
vice pres • i • dent n. ph. 副總統；副校長；副董事長（副會長）
Anderson will be the vice president of operations for the company’s east region.
Gerry Dicker was the vice president and the assistant secretary that year.
練習題庫內文選摘（節錄）
Unit 1 – Set 1
I. Match each word on the left with its definition on the right.
1. allowance
2. capable
3. bonus
4. coworker
5. employer
6. flexible
7. former
8. license
9. outstanding
10. occupy
A. to keep someone busy at an activity
B. someone who works with you
C. times in the past
D. extremely good or impressive
E. an amount of money that you receive regularly
F. extra money or benefit that you are paid
G. able to do something
H. able to make changes when necessary
I. an agency or a person that pays workers to work for them
J. an official document that gives someone permission to do something
II. Complete the sentences with the words in the box. Note that two words in the box are not to be used.
A. acquire B. ambitious C. apply D. benefit E. errands
F. compensate G. competent H. debt I. devote J. efficient
K. employed L. celebrate
1. The insurance will ________ them for the damage to the house.
2. She is a good PR, very ________ at communicating.
3. How did you ________ your good knowledge of French?
4. Do remember to ________ for the grants before the deadline.
5. It will be to our mutual ________ to sign this memorandum.
6. He is careless with his money and often finds himself heavily in ________.
7. Mr. Smith decided to ________ the rest of his remaining life to charity work.
8. Mr. Lawrence was a very ________ manager and he could easily gather his team to complete the project in time.
9. Today is Joe’s birthday; let’s have a party to ________ it.
10. Her parents told her to aim high in life and be ________.
III. Choose a best answer to fill the blank in each sentence.
1. The test was designed to assess the students’ ________ in reading comprehension.
（A. ability B. benefit C. concern D. duty）
2. For your writing practice, please write a ________ of someone you know well.
（A. description B. debt C. deal D. deadline）
3. Job interviews are basically ________ for employment.
（A. candidate B. contests C. consultants D. career）
4. Please show your health ________ before you register for enrollment.
（A. apprentice B. certificate C. endurance D. income）
5. A certain German auto company plans to establish a factory in the area, and this would provide ________ for local people.
（A. enthusiasm B. errands C. employment D. effort）
6. Could you tell us how many ________ applied for the position?
（A. bosses B. salaries C. candidates D. portfolios）
7. The installment of the new equipment will help ________ the cost of production.
（A. employ B. obtain C. resign D. decrease）
8. CEO refers to Chief ________ Officer.
（A. Expert B. Experience C. Excellent D. Executive）
9. PDA in computing refers to Personal Digital ________.
（A. Assistant B. Ability C. Allowance D. Aggressive）
10. Bob’s secretary is very devoted and far more ________ than the rest of his division members.
（A. reliable B. executive C. incompetent
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