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Human resources

Referring to the function within an organisation that is charged with managing its employees, often as well as its recruitment process.

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Human resources

confidence

Business administration; Human resources

Confidence is generally described as a state of being certain either that a hypothesis or prediction is correct or that a chosen course of action is the best or most effective. Self-confidence is ...

gratitude

; Human resources

Gratitude, thankfulness, gratefulness, or appreciation is a feeling or attitude in acknowledgment of a benefit that one has received or will receive. The experience of gratitude has historically been ...

honor

Business administration; Human resources

Honour (also honor in American English; from the Latin word honor) is an abstract concept entailing a perceived quality of worthiness and respectability that affects both the social standing and the ...

Workplace Wellness Challenges

Business services; Human resources

-- – activities that engage people in becoming happier, healthier, and more energetic at work – are gaining popularity and changing lives at work. The purpose of Challenges is to encourage healthier ...

salaryman

Business services; Human resources

Anyone who works for a company is called a salaryman. The best English translation would be businessman or a business person.

skilled worker

Professional careers; Human resources

A worker who possesses a specialized set of skills, body of knowledge or on-the-job training required to exercise a particular profession. There exist several methods of gaining the necessary ...

Cost of living

; Human resources

The amount of money needed to buy the goods and services required to maintain a specific standard of living. The cost of living is closely tied to rates of inflation and deflation. In estimating ...

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