Recruiting
This document summarizes your experience and is usually reviewed before an interview.
What is a résumé?
This all-encompassing document tells employees what is expected at work.
What is an employee handbook?
This annual event often inspires nervousness and self-reflection.
What is a performance review?
This phrase means everyone should be working toward the same goal.
What is "Alignment?"
This is the amount of your paycheck before taxes and other deductions are taken out.
What is gross pay?
This type of interview asks every candidate the same set of questions.
What is a structured interview?
Unlike Vacation, a personal leave of absence is often this.
What is unpaid?
Setting these helps employees know what success looks like.
What are goals or objectives?
The polite corporate term for making improvements.
What is "optimization?"
This popular benefit helps employees pay for doctors visits, prescriptions, and other medical expenses.
What is Health Insurance?
Hiring someone because they're your golf buddy instead of the best candidate is an example of this.
What is favoritism (or nepotism)?
This is a change or adjustment that helps a qualified employee perform the essential functions of their job.
What is a reasonable accommodation?
This type of feedback focuses on helping employees improve and grow.
What is constructive feedback?
This fashionable term means people feel safe speaking up.
What is "psychological safety?"
This document summarizes your earnings, taxes, deductions, and net pay for each pay period.
What is a pay stub?
This process confirms employment history, education, or references before hiring.
What is a background or reference check?
This type of leave is protected under certain federal laws for eligible employees.
What is family and medical leave?
When expectations aren't being met, HR may recommend one of these, often abbreviated PIP.
What is a Performance Improvement Plan?
A three-letter abbreviation for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.
What is "DEI?"
Employees typically have a limited annual opportunity to enroll in or make changes to their benefits during this period.
What is Open Enrollment?
The dreaded phrase candidates hear after interviews: "We'll be..."
What is "We'll be in touch"?
HR hopes you read this before degrading your boss on TikTok.
What is the Social Media Policy?
This conversation starts with, "Do you have a few minutes to chat?"
What is a coaching conversation?
This phrase often means, "We're changing the process...again."
What is "Continuous Improvement?"
This type of retirement plan allows employees to save for retirement through payroll deductions, often with an employer match.
What is a 401K?