English definition German
(to) align to arrange something in the correct position, or to be in the correct position, in relation to something else, especially in a straight line anpassen, angleichen
(to) expand to become greater in size, number or importance; to make something greater in size, number or importance erweitern, ausweiten
(to) hire to give somebody a job einstellen
(to) make redundant to dismiss a person who is no longer needed from a job entlassen, freisetzen
(to) micromanage to control every detail of an activity or project, especially your employees’ work mit sehr detaillierten Vorgaben leiten
(to) organise to make all the arrangements for something to happen or be provided organisieren, gestalten
(to) resign to officially tell somebody that you are leaving your job, an organization, etc. kündigen
after-sales service Kundendienst, Kundendienstservice
agenda a list of items to be discussed at a meeting; a plan of things to be done, or problems to be addressed Tagesordnung, Geschäftsordnung
annual happening or done once every year jährlich
application a formal (often written) request for something, such as a job, permission to do something or a place at a college or university Bewerbung
assessment an opinion or a judgement about somebody/something that has been thought about very carefully Beurteilung, Bewertung
authorisation (BE), authorization (AE) official permission or power to do something; the act of giving permission Bewilligung, Berechtigung
balance sheet Bilanz, Bilanzaufstellung
branch a local office or shop belonging to a large company or organization Filiale, Niederlassung
brand a type of product, service, etc. made or offered by a particular company under a particular name Marke, Brand
business plan Geschäftsplan, Businessplan
cold call a phone call made to somebody that you do not know, in order to sell them something Kaltakquise
commercial connected with the buying and selling of goods and services geschäftlich, gewerblich
competitor a person or an organization that competes against others, especially in business Konkurrent
consensus Übereinstimmung, Einigkeit
counteroffer an offer made in response to another Gegenangebot
cover letter, letter of motivation a letter that you send with something explaining the contents of the document, etc. that you are sending Motivationsschreiben
CV (curriculum vitae) (BE) / résumé (AE) a written record of your education and the jobs you have done, that you send when you are applying for a job  Lebenslauf
employee Arbeitnehmer/in, Mitarbeiter/in
employer a person or company that pays people to work for them Arbeitgeber/in
entrepreneur a person who makes money by starting or running businesses, especially when this involves taking financial risks Unternehmer, Existenzgründer
equipment the things that are needed for a particular purpose or activity Ausrüstung, Ausstattung
estimate a judgement that you make without having the exact details or figures about the size, amount, cost, etc. of something Schätzung
forecast a statement about what will happen in the future, based on information that is available now Vorhersage, Prognose
guarantee a formal promise that you will do something or that something will happen Garantie, Gewähr
guidance help or advice that is given to somebody, especially by somebody older or with more experience Anleitung, Beratung
headquarters a place from which an organization or a military operation is controlled; the people who work there Hauptsitz, Zentrale
HR (human resources) the division of a business that is charged with finding, screening, recruiting, and training job applicants, as well as administering employee-benefit programs Personalabteilung
invoice a list of goods that have been sold, work that has been done, etc., showing what you must pay Rechnung
logo a printed design or symbol that a company or an organization uses as its special sign Firmenzeichen, Logo
market research the work of collecting information about what people buy and why Marktanalyse, Marktforschung
maternity leave Mutterschutz(urlaub)
minutes a summary or record of what is said or decided at a formal meeting Protokoll, Minuten
null and void having no legal force; not valid nichtig, ungültig
penalty a punishment for breaking a law, rule or contract Strafe
PR (public relations) the business of giving the public information about a particular organization or person in order to create a good impression Beziehungspflege, Firmenwerbung
quarterly vierteljährlich, quartalsweise
recruitment the act or process of finding new people to join a company, an organization, the armed forces, etc. Einstellung, Anwerbung
risk the possibility of something bad happening at some time in the future; a situation that could be dangerous or have a bad result Risiko, Gefahr
strategy a plan that is intended to achieve a particular purpose Strategie
to work from home* (*Homeoffice ist kein Wort im Englischen!) to carry out one's work from the place they live, such as a house or flat im Homeoffice arbeiten
trademark a name, symbol or design that a company uses for its products and that cannot be used by anyone else Marke, Markenzeichen
USP (unique selling point) a feature of a product or service that makes it different from all the others that are available and is a reason for people to choose it  Alleinstellungsmerkmal
visual aid a picture, video, etc. used in teaching to help people to learn or understand something Anschauungsmaterial, visuelle Hilfe