Jargon in the workplace – exercise
Jargon in the workplace – exercise
Can you match the titles in the panel with their definitions and explanations? Not to be taken too seriously!!
1 Usually the same as "fast-paced" or "challenging." Be prepared to put in long hours and juggle many different tasks, usually towards tight deadlines. People around you will expect you to be flexible and able to carry out orders swiftly, as well as being able to generate ideas yourself. You may end up feeling like a headless chicken but this could be the type of environment you relish.
2 Probably the most over-used word in job ads. Basically, the company is after someone with an open and proactive personality, who asks intelligent questions at the interview and can generate some good ideas. If you fit these requirements, you might want to check that the company is an energising and energetic one too. There’s nothing worse than feeling your talents remain unused because the company culture is deadly dull.
3 Microsoft doesn’t describe itself this way because it doesn’t need to. Only companies with an inferiority complex worry about the fact that you’re going to look at their name.
4 Work 55 hours a week; get paid for 37½.
5 Many companies describe themselves as this in their particular sector. They could be, of course, but it could also be a classic case of job-ad hyperbole. Be sure you do your research on the company from independent sources!
6 You could be walking into a company in complete chaos.
7 This could easily be translated as "We’re not going to supply you with leads, there’s no base salary and you have to wait 30 days for your first commission payment."
8 Can you see what needs to be done, and take proactive action without constant guidance and orders? Basically, the employer wants to be able chuck a project in your lap and trust you to deal with it. Are you happy to be thrown in at the deep end?
9 Very ambiguous, this one, but it doesn’t mean you need to be able to walk on stilts as well as cook a banquet for 50. It could be you’ll need to call upon all your reserves to replace the three people who’ve just left.
10 This will ensure that you stand out head and shoulders from the rest of the company employees. Make sure you have it: it’s available in all good shops now for £9.99.