Chap-6 terms Flashcards
Active-job seekers?
people who need a job and are actively looking for information about job openings
Semi-passive job seekers?
people who are interested in a new position but only occasionally look actively for one
Passive job seekers?
people who are currently employed and are not actively seeking another job but could be tempted by the right opportunity
Internal recruiting sources?
locate people who currently work for the company who would be good recruits for other positions
External recruiting sources?
target people outside the firm
Succession management?
the ongoing process of recruiting, evaluating, developing, and preparing employees to assume other positions in the firm in the future
Employee development?
training of employees to extend their capabilities and prepare them to assume other jobs and roles in the firm
Leadership development programs?
specific type of employee development that develops the leadership skills of employees seen as having leadership potential
Internal job posting systems?
systems that publicize a firm’s open jobs to the company’s employees
Employee referrals?
practice by which current employees identify and refer promising recruits
In-house sourcers?
employees who rely on their own contacts and research and the organization’s database of potential applicants to source potential recruits
Job fairs?
sourcing and recruiting events at which multiple employers and recruits meet with each other to discuss employment opportunities
Trade fairs?
events that gather people from a particular industry to learn about current topics and products in their field
Observation?
watching people working in similar jobs for other companies to evaluate their potential fit with your organization
Resume’ database?
searchable collections of prescreened resume’s submitted to the company
Career sites?
pages on an organization’s website devoted to jobs and careers within the company
Internet job boards?
internet sites that allow employers to post jobs and job seekers to post resume’s and use a search engine to find one another
Search firms?
independent companies that specialize in the recruitment and placement of particular types of talent
Raiding competitors?
practice of hiring top talent away from competitors
Internet data mining?
searching the internet to locate passive job seekers with the characteristics and qualifications needed for a position
Boolean searches?
internet search technique that allows a search to be narrowed by using special terms before the key words
X-raying?
searching for pages that are all on the same host site
Flip searching?
finding people who link to a specific internet site
Web crawlers?
web sites that continually search the web for information about people with desirable talents and sell access to their database of potential recruits
