Professional skills and useful terminology

leadership skills

The ability to guide or direct the actions of others

to be a team player

a person who willingly cooperates with others

colleague/workmate

a person who works with you or in the same field/ co-worker

teamwork

collaborative efforts of people to accomplish common objectives

to get a company car

receive a car belonging to your employer that you use while you work for them

to earn a salary

receive an amount of money, every month or year, for the work you do

time management skills

skills associated with the productive use of time

to take a day off

take a day's holiday from work or school, on what would normally be a working day

attention to detail

the ability to notice and consider every small part or detail of something and check that everything is perfect

people skills

the ability to work well with others by using polite communication procedures

teamleader

the person in charge of the team

to work shifts/do shiftwork

to alternate working schedules (often in teams) so that a company never stops offering services to clients or a factory never stops its production

work at

to be employed by a named company EX: I work at INETUM

work for

to be employed by a particular type of company EX:'I work for a company called Orion Technology.' 'Never heard of them.'

work in IT

to have a job in the field of ICT

to get a bonus

to receive a sum of money added to your wages as a reward for good performance

to get a pay rise/a raise

to receive an increase in the amount of money you are paid for doing your job

to work long hours

to spend a lot of time working