Answer Key

Vocabulary test

Drag & drop: Fill in the missing expression. Use the following words and phrases:
  • to resign
  • downsize
  • laid off
  • seniority
  • career ladder
  • to restructure
  • redundant
  • outplacement
  • demotion
  • to retire
  1. He started as a junior sales representative, but worked hard for years, slowly climbing the [career ladder] until he was finally Vice President of the company.
  2. She was given a  [demotion] for completely making a mess out of that project – now she is back to being Assistant Advertising Director again.
  3. Just because you have been here longer than me and have  [seniority] , don't think you are always right!
  4. The use of robots on assembly lines has made many blue-collar workers  [redundant] .
  5. We spend too much money on employee salaries, so we are looking to  [downsize] and thereby cut costs.
  6. We offer full  [outplacement] services to employees that need help finding new jobs after leaving our firm.
  7. Five hundred workers were  [laid off] when the firm lost its contract to make engines for government cars and trucks.
  8. Most people choose  [to retire] around between the ages of sixty and sixty-five, but some do continue to work into their seventies.
  9. When the CEO found out about the accounting scandal, he chose  [to resign] instead of having to face the angry employees and shareholders.
  10. We are going  [to restructure] the corporation – Accounts, Billing and Payroll will all be under the same department, called Finance.