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FYI and other abbreviations

Even a person who is far from English probably knows the two most popular abbreviations in business correspondence: FYI (for your information - usually an email that is sent to someone for information and does not require any action) and ASAP (as soon as possible - As soon as possible). If specific phrases of business English need to be learned and practiced in courses, then we are all more or less familiar with common abbreviations. It is already difficult to imagine working letters without FYI and similar abbreviations, these words have become active independent concepts, because they are international, and even save time.

Abbreviations are not a new or unique phenomenon in the English language because any language is always abbreviated. In Ukrainian and Russian, we also use something like this in both oral and written speech:

salary - salary;
sps - thank you;
subway - subway;
fb - "Facebook";
insta - «Instagram».

The main types of abbreviations

Acronyms (acronyms) is a type of abbreviation that consists of the first letters of different words and is read together as one word: NASA (The National Aeronautics and Space Administration) is pronounced as [ˈnæsə], not [en-eɪ-es-eɪ]; LOL (laugh out loud), OMG (oh my God / oh my goodness / oh my gosh). Acronyms are generally used without an article.
Initialisms (initials) is also an abbreviation, but it is not read as a single word, but as separate letters. For example, the USA, CRM, BBC.
Separate letters of words: TV (television), HQ (headquarters).
Blends или blended words: brunch (breakfast + lunch), bleasure (business + leisure), spam (spiced ham).
Abbreviations of phrases or whole sentences: LMK (let me know), DIAFYO (Did I ask for your opinion?).
Other abbreviations that are used to indicate units of measurement, days of the week, titles, positions, addresses to officials, etc.

Next, we will look at the most popular abbreviations that are used in the business environment. For example, in addition to FYI, there are other similar combinations of letters that essentially perform the same function: draw attention to important information and take it into account in the present or future work. Here are a few varieties of FYI:

FIO (for information only) - for information only;
FYKI (for your kind information) - for your information (a more polite form of FYI);
FYIA (for your information and action) - for your information and action;
FHI (for his information) - for his information, for his information;
FEI (for everyone's Information) - for general information, for everyone;
FFI (for further Information) - for additional information.

Who are these people?

In modern companies, there is no longer a personnel department, but there is HR (human resources), there is not only a PR manager (public relations manager), but also a GR manager (government relations manager), that is, a person who is responsible for interaction and contact with government or municipal authorities. New trends and trends have emerged. H2HMarketing (human to human) has replaced B2B and B2C marketing. And now the main thing in the marketing strategy is not the product, but the person with all his individual characteristics and needs. Changes in the activities of the company and the conduct of entrepreneurial activities require specialists of a different format, and it is not surprising that the business has replenished with new professions. The list of abbreviations that are used to designate positions is already quite impressive. So, here are the most popular FYIs in the organizational structure of an enterprise:

CAO (chief accounting officer) - chief accountant;
CFO (chief financial officer) - financial director;
CIO (chief information officer) - head of the IT department, director of IT;
CMO (chief marketing officer) - director of marketing;
COO (chief operating officer) - operating director;
CSO (chief security officer) - security director;
CTO (chief technology officer) - technical director;
EE (external expert) – external expert;
FTE (full-time employee) - a full-time employee;
KAM (key account manager) - key account manager;
KOLs (key opinion leaders) - opinion leaders - people or even organizations that have such an authoritative status that others listen to their recommendations, for example, political figures, celebrities;
PA (personal assistant) - personal assistant or manager's assistant. In large companies, the secretary/receptionist and PA perform different functions, but in some companies these positions may be similar;
PM (product manager) - product manager;
PTE (part-time employee) - a part-time employee;
QC (quality control manager) - quality control manager - is responsible for the compliance of the product / service and the entire production process with certain quality criteria, monitors compliance with safety measures at the enterprise;
SEO (search engine optimization) - an employee who is engaged in search engine promotion and optimization of the company's website;
SMM (social media manager) is a specialist who promotes a business or brand in social networks.