WorkKeys Vocabulary

inquire

• the employees/people who work at a company

• ask questions; ask for information

• a phone that plugs into the wall (not a cell phone)

• the minimum amount of money that worker must be paid per hour

immigrant workers

• a move up to a better, higher-ranking job, usually with for higher pay

• the employees/people who work at a company

• people from other countries who come here to work

• people who are applying to get a job

seasonal workers

• recently-fired workers

• people who are applying to get a job

• employees hired for a short period of time (ex. holiday season)

• when a worker is taught how to do a job by people on the job

productivity

• taking care of customers’ needs and concerns

• how much work is getting done by employees per hour

• the money paid to a worker for doing his or her job

• insurance, sick days, and retirement plan offered to employees

quota

• minimum amount of work that must be completed

• a phone that plugs into the wall

• taking care of customers’ needs and concerns

• quickly / not late

benefits

• the money paid to a worker for doing his or her job

• insurance, sick days, and retirement plan offered to employees

• the way the company is looked at by others

• a move up to a better, higher-ranking job

timely fashion

• the way the company is looked at by others
• theattitudes, customs, beliefs and traditions of a group of people
• the department in a company that hires and fires workers
• quickly/ not late

company image

• the way the company is looked at by others

• taking care of customers’ needs and concerns

• the employees/people who work at a company

• an increase in the value of a company's stock

salary or wages

• fines paid by employees for violating workplace rules
• themoney paid to a worker for doing his or her job
• a slang term for a promotion to a higher position
• free lunches, office parties, and other similar perks

minimum wage

• the average income of all the workers in a company
• the largest amount of money that a worker can make per hour
• the smallest amount of money that a worker can be paid per hour
• the minimum number of hours that an employee must work each week