Dictionary-of-Human-Resources-Management

experience 98 extension
paid by the company The company
sent him to San Francisco all expenses
paid.
experience /IkspIəriəns/ noun
knowledge or skill that comes from having
had to deal with many different situations
She has a lot of experience of
dealing with German companies. I
gained most of my experience abroad.
Considerable experience is required for
this job. The applicant was pleasant,
but did not have any relevant
experience.
experienced /IkspIəriənst/ adjective
referring to a person who has lived
through many situations and has learnt
from them You are the most experienced
negotiator I know. We have appointed
a very experienced candidate as
sales director. Our more experienced
staff will have dealt with a crisis like
this before.
experience rating /IkspIəriəns
reItIŋ/ noun the evaluation of a person
to decide on their eligibility for insurance
coverage
experiential learning /Ik-
spIərienʃəl lnIŋ/ noun the process
of learning skills through practice
expert /ekspt/ noun a person who
knows a lot about something an expert
in the field of electronics or an electronics
expert The company asked a
financial expert for advice or asked for
expert financial advice. expert’s report
a report written by an expert
expertise /ekspətiz/ noun specialist
knowledge or skill in a particular
field We hired Mr Smith because of
his financial expertise or because of his
expertise in finance. With years of experience
in the industry, we have plenty
of expertise to draw on. Lack of marketing
expertise led to low sales figures.
expert system /ekspt sIstəm/
noun software that applies the knowledge,
advice and rules defined by experts
in a particular field to a user’s data
to help solve a problem
expiration /ekspəreIʃ(ə)n/ noun the
act of coming to an end the expiration
of an insurance policy to repay before
the expiration of the stated period on
expiration of the lease when the lease
comes to an end
expire /IkspaIə/ verb to come to an
end The lease expires in 2010.
expiry /IkspaIəri/ noun the act of
coming to an end the expiry of an insurance
policy
explain /IkspleIn/ verb to give reasons
for something The sales director
tried to explain the sudden drop in unit
sales.
explanation /ekspləneIʃ(ə)n/ noun
a reason for something The human resources
department did not accept her
explanation for being late.
exploding bonus /IkspləυdIŋ
bəυnəs/ noun a bonus, offered to recent
graduates who take a job with an
organisation, that encourages them to
make a decision as quickly as possible
because it reduces in value with every
day of delay (informal.)
exploit /IksplɔIt/ verb to use something
to make a profit The directors
exploit their employees, who have to
work hard for very little pay.
exploitation /eksplɔIteIʃ(ə)n/ noun
the unfair use of cheap labour to get
work done The exploitation of migrant
farm workers was only stopped
when they became unionised.
express letter /Ikspres letə/ noun
a letter sent very fast
expulsion /Iksplʃən/ noun the act
of being thrown out of an organisation
What is the chance of expulsion for
breaking house rules?
extend /Ikstend/ verb 1. to offer to
extend credit to a customer 2. to make
longer Her contract of employment
was extended for two years. We have
extended the deadline for making the
appointment by two weeks.
extension /Ikstenʃən/ noun 1. allowing
a longer time for something than
was originally agreed extension of a
contract of employment the act of continuing
a contract for a further period 2.
(in an office) an individual telephone
linked to the main switchboard The
sales manager is on extension 53. Can
you get me extension 21? Extension 21
is engaged.