Human Resources Flashcards
Competency to do a certain job, AKA a talent. Can be physical or mental
Aptitude
A process of looking up past records (ex criinal, financial, commercial) on an individual or business
Background Screening
indirect and non-cash compensation to employee
Benefits
working partnership between manager and employee to provide structure, guidance and support to employee
Coaching
An estimate of salary / wage expenses for a set period of time
Compensation Budget
Restricting the dissemination of information
Confidentiality
Process in which business decisions are analyzed. Benefits of situation/action are added up then deduct the costs associated with it.
Cost Benefit Analysis
The condition of being composed of different things
Diversity
A type of skill or intelligence that involves the ability to perceive, assess and positively influence one’s own and other people’s emotions
Emotional Intelligence (EI)
A complaint / notice of employee dissatisfaction regarding pay, job requirements, work conditions or alleged violation of a collective bargaining agreement.
Employee Grievance
Employee personnel file that includes application, documents to determine promotion, compensation, termination or disciplinary action.
Employee Records
The ability to retain employees and reduce staff turn-over ([# retained / # positions] x 100)
Employee Retention
The number or percentage of workers who leave and are replaced by new staff
Employee Turnover
A metric used for comparing practices based on a full time schedule of 40 hr/wk
Full-Time Equivalent (FTE)
The tendency for an impression created in one area to influence opinion in another area
Horns and Halo Effect
Skills of people that can produce goods and services such as employment practices, organizational development, compensation and benefits and employee relations
Human Resources
A conversation where questions are asked and answers are given
Interview
Formal meeting where one or more persons questions, consults, evaluates another person in context of hiring
Interview Process
Questions used during a formal meeting to evaluate another persons ability to do a job
Interview Questions
Written summary listing elements such as tasks, duties, responsibilities of a particular job
Job Description
Informal relationship where a more experienced individual offers guidance / career advice to a less experienced colleague
Mentoring
Before a negative decision has been made for denial of employment, a letter is sent to the candidate informing of the coming decision.
Pre-Adverse Action
A denial of employment or any employment decision that adversely affects any current or prospective employee.
Adverse Action
A group of people with a common characteristic who are legally protected from employment discrimination on the basis of that characteristic.
Protected Class Awareness