HR Basics
What is Human Resources (HR)?
This department is responsible for hiring, training, and supporting employees.
What is a job posting?
A short advertisement that tells people a company is hiring.
What is pay or wages?
Money employees receive regularly for the work they perform.
What is a company policy?
A set of guidelines that explain expected behavior at work.
Who is the HR manager?
The person employees go to if they have workplace concerns or problems. Someone who implements the hiring process. Or the person who manages the payroll process including benefits.
What is a job description?
This document explains the duties, responsibilities, and qualifications for a job.
What is an interview?
A meeting where an employer asks questions to decide if someone should be hired.
What are benefits?
Extra rewards besides pay such as insurance, vacation, or retirement plans.
What is harassment?
Unwelcome behavior toward someone because of their identity that creates a hostile workplace.
What is training?
The process to improve employees so their skills, performance and knowledge move in a positive direction.
What is recruitment?
The process of finding and attracting job applicants.
What is a resume?
A list of a person's education, experience, and skills used when applying for a job.
What is hourly pay?
Pay based on the number of hours worked.
What is discrimination?
Treating someone unfairly because of race, gender, religion, age, or another protected characteristic.
What is a performance evaluation?
A review where a manager evaluates how well an employee is doing their job. Typically done at 90 days and yearly.
What is selection?
The process of choosing the best candidate from applicants.
What is a reference check?
Checking previous employers or contacts to verify a candidate’s past work.
What is a salary?
A fixed amount of pay employees receive each year regardless of hours worked.
What is disciplinary action?
A written warning given to an employee when they break workplace rules.
What is a resignation?
When an employee leaves a company voluntarily.
What is an aptitude test? (Must give example)
Tests that measure the extent to which an applicant possesses the particular kind of ability needed to do a job well.
What is a Job Analysis? (Must give example)
A purposeful, systematic process for collecting information on the important work-related aspects of a job.
What is commission? (Must give example)
A compensation system in which employees earn a percentage of each sale they make.
What is workplace safety? (Must give example)
The legal responsibility companies have to provide a safe workplace.
What is a 360-review? (Must give example)
A performance appraisal process in which feedback is obtained from the boss, subordinates, peers and coworkers, and the employees themselves.