Vocabulary test

Drag & drop: Fill in the missing expression. Use the following words and phrases:
  • to retire
  • outplacement
  • seniority
  • demotion
  • downsize
  • laid off
  • redundant
  • to resign
  • to restructure
  • career ladder
  1. He started as a junior sales representative, but worked hard for years, slowly climbing the until he was finally Vice President of the company.
  2. She was given a  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 , don't think you are always right!
  4. The use of robots on assembly lines has made many blue-collar workers .
  5. We spend too much money on employee salaries, so we are looking to  and thereby cut costs.
  6. We offer full  services to employees that need help finding new jobs after leaving our firm.
  7. Five hundred workers were  when the firm lost its contract to make engines for government cars and trucks.
  8. Most people choose  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  instead of having to face the angry employees and shareholders.
  10. We are going  the corporation – Accounts, Billing and Payroll will all be under the same department, called Finance.