Human Resources
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Hiring, pay bands, performance reviews, and the employment law concepts that turn a routine decision into a legal problem. Written for the person who has to actually run the process, not just describe it.
- What is human resource management?
- The function responsible for attracting, developing, motivating, and retaining the people an organization needs to meet its objectives
- What is strategic human resource management?
- Aligning people practices with business strategy so that workforce capability supports where the company is going
- What is workforce planning?
- Forecasting the number, type, and cost of people the organization will need, and how to close the gap
- What is a job analysis?
- A systematic study of what a job involves: tasks, responsibilities, required knowledge, skills, abilities, and conditions
- What is a job description versus a job specification?
- A job description states the duties and responsibilities of the role; a job specification states the qualifications and attributes a person needs to perform it
- What is recruitment versus selection?
- Recruitment attracts a pool of candidates; selection chooses among them
- What is sourcing in talent acquisition?
- Proactively identifying and approaching candidates who are not actively applying
- What is an applicant tracking system, or ATS?
- Software that manages job postings, applications, candidate communication, and hiring workflow
- What is a structured interview?
- An interview where all candidates are asked the same predetermined questions and scored against a defined rubric
- What is a behavioral interview question?
- A question asking the candidate to describe a specific past situation, on the theory that past behavior predicts future behavior
- What is the STAR method?
- A structure for answering behavioral questions: Situation, Task, Action, Result
- What is a situational interview question?
- A question asking how a candidate would handle a hypothetical scenario relevant to the job
- What is a work sample test?
- An assessment where the candidate performs a task closely resembling the actual job
- What is a competency framework?
- A defined set of behaviors and skills, usually with levels, used consistently for hiring, development, and promotion
- What is unconscious bias in hiring?
- Automatic associations that influence evaluation of candidates without conscious intent
- What is blind screening?
- Removing identifying information such as name, photo, age, and school from applications during initial review
- What is adverse impact?
- When a neutral selection practice disproportionately screens out a protected group
- What is a bona fide occupational qualification?
- A characteristic that would normally be discriminatory but is legally permitted because it is genuinely necessary to perform the job
- What is at will employment?
- A US employment doctrine where either party may end the relationship at any time, for any lawful reason or no reason
- What is wrongful termination?
- Ending employment in violation of law, contract, or public policy
- What is constructive dismissal?
- When an employer makes conditions so intolerable that the employee resigns, treated in law as a dismissal
- What is a probationary period?
- An initial period of employment during which performance and fit are assessed, often with simplified termination procedures
- What is onboarding?
- The process of integrating a new hire into the organization, covering administration, role clarity, relationships, and culture
- What is preboarding?
- Engagement with a new hire between offer acceptance and start date
- What is time to productivity?
- How long a new hire takes to perform at the expected level of the role
- What is employee turnover?
- The rate at which employees leave and are replaced over a period
- What is voluntary versus involuntary turnover?
- Voluntary turnover is the employee choosing to leave; involuntary is the employer ending the relationship
- What is regretted versus non regretted attrition?
- Regretted attrition is losing people the organization wanted to keep; non regretted is losing people it did not
- What is an exit interview?
- A conversation with a departing employee about their reasons for leaving and their experience
- What is an employee value proposition?
- The complete set of rewards and experiences an employer offers in exchange for performance