Talent Acquisition Flashcards

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Staffing

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Attempts to provide an adequate supply of qualified individuals to complete the body of work necessary for the organizations financial success.

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2
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Merger/Acquisition

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New resources for talent / Retention of Talent

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3
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Joint Venture

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Contributions of how much and what type of talent from each partner

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4
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Greenfield Operation

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All new staff.

Effects of local laws and labor markets

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5
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Strategic Alliance

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Staffing requirements if new venture is formed.

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6
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Ethnocentric

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Home-country staffing policies are replicated in host countries

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7
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Polycentric

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Policies are unique to each country

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8
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Geocentric

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Global policies are developed based on organizational impact and needs

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9
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Regiocentric

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Policies are developed an coordinated within regions

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10
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Employment Branding

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Positions the organization as an employer of choice in the labor market

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Employee Value Proposition

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The foundation of employment branding. A magnet to the organization’s employment brand. Must accurately reflect the work environment and be congruent with the external brand.

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12
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Best Practices for Employment Branding

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  • Brand Pillar Identification
  • Achievement of work environment awards
  • Benchmarking
  • Touchpoint mapping
  • Online job and career portrayals
  • Personalized channels for external audiences
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13
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Job Analysis

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Determines activities and responsibilities, personal qualifications necessary and work conditions. Results in written documentation

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14
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Job Documentation

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Involves the creation of job descriptions, specifications, and competencies

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15
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Job Specifications

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Describe the minimum qualifications necessary to perform a job. Include experience, education, training, licenses and certification (if required), mental abilities and physical skills.

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16
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Competency

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A cluster of highly interrelated attributes, including knowledge, skills and abilities that give rise to the behaviors needed to perform a given job.

17
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Competency Model

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A set of competencies defining the requirements for effective performance in a specific job, profession, or organization.

18
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Sourcing

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generates a pool of qualified candidates

19
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Recruitment

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Encourages candidates to apply

20
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Internal Recruiting Methods

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  • Succession Planning
  • Employee Referrals
  • Inside Moonlighting
  • Job bidding
  • nominations
  • job posting
21
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HR Metric: Cost per Hire

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= (External Cost) + (Internal Costs) / Total number of hires in a time period

22
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Recruitment Cost Ratio

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External Costs + Internal Costs / Total first-year compensation of hires in a time period

23
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Days to fill

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Number of days from opening of job requisition to acceptance of offer.

24
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Attrition

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Loss of employees for reasons other than firing and other employer-initiated events.

25
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Workforce Analytics

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Mitigates collecting volumes of data or analysis paralysis and improves vital decisions about talent and helps address workforce challenges.

26
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Selection Process

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Screen–> Interview–> Assess and Evaluate–> Select and Offer

27
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ATS

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provides an automated way for organizations to manage the entire recruiting process, from receiving applications to hiring employees

28
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Interview

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designed to probe areas of interest to the interviewer in order to determine how well the candidate meets the needs of the organization

29
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Assessment Methods

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Aptitude tests, drug tests, medical exams

30
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Contingent Job Offer

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A job offer that is contingent on a candidate passing certain tests or meeting certain requirements

31
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Employment Offer

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An oral/written communication that formally offers the applicant the job/ not legally binding

32
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Employment Contract

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Written agreement between the organization and an employee that explains the employment relationship

33
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Orientation

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Helps employees become familiar with organization, department, coworkers and the job. Generally lasts one to two days

34
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Onboarding

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Encompasses orientation and the first months of employees tenure. Informal or formal