Recruitment Lingo
The most common platform recruiters use to find candidates online.
Give a common email sign-off.
Kind/best regards, all the best, cheers, etc.
CV
"Curriculum Vitae"
Who leads our Motivational Mondays?
Direk Jerry
Multiple interviewers ask a candidate questions together.
Panel interview
Letters used to copy someone secretly so others don’t see them.
BCC (Blind Carbon Copy)
VAT
"Value Added Tax"
Who's the current top biller?
Boss Mark
The term for hiring a VERY senior or top-level talent confidentially.
Executive search/headhunting
The closing section of your email with your name and contact info.
Signature/email signature
GAAP
"Generally Accepted Accounting Principles"
Who's the only member of MDC last year?
Boss Mac
The document recruiters submit to hiring managers with top candidate profiles.
Shortlist
Automatic messages sent when you’re on vacation.
OOO (Out-of-Office) email
VUL
"Variable Universal Life"
Who won the coffee maker the last Christmas party?
TL Lee
When recruiters research companies and industries to find top talent.
Talent mapping
Used to acknowledge and correct a mistake in a previously sent email or document.
Erratum
RSVP
"Répondez s'il vous plaît"
What is Rigor's real FULL name?
Raymond Mendes