Human Resources Definitions

Explore our HR Glossary for clear, concise definitions of essential HR concepts, tools, and trends.

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401(k) Plan

403(b) Plan

NYC Local Law 144 (AI Bias Law)

A

B

Behavioral Analytics in HR

Behavioral Interviews

Benchmarking

Benefits Administration

C

D

E

F

Fair Credit Reporting Act

Fair Representation

Five Factor Model

Fixed Term Employment

Floating Holiday

Forced Ranking

Full Life Cycle Recruiting

Full-time Equivalent (FTE)

G

GDPR for HR

Generation Z

Generative AI in Hiring

Global Talent Acquisition Strategy

H

HRIS (Human Resources Information System)

HRMS (Human Capital Management System)

Human Capital

Human Capital Management

Human Resource Information System

Human Resources

Hybrid Work Model

I

Ideal Candidate Profile

Incentive Pay

Independent Contractor

Internal Mobility

Internal Recruiting

Interview Questions

Invitation Interview Email

J

K

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

Knowledge Management

L

Labor Certification

Labor Cost

Labor Law Posting

Leadership Development

Learning Style

Logical Reasoning

Loyalty Programs

M

Minimum Wage

Myers-Briggs Assessment (aka MBTI - Myers-Briggs Type Indicator)

N

Nepotism

Non-Compete Agreement

Numerical Reasoning

NYC Local Law 144 (AI Bias Law)

O

Objectives Key Results (OKRs)

P

Performance Appraisal

Performance Management

Performance Planning

Performance Reviews

Personality Questionnaires

Personality Tests

Personality Traits

Probationary Period

Psychometric Assessments

Q

Quality of Hire

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R

Random Testing

Real-Time Analytics in HR

Recruitment

Recruitment Marketing

Redundancy

Rejection Letter

Remote Employee Engagement Strategies

Resilience Training

Reskilling and Upskilling

Resume Parsing

Retention Plan

Reverse Mentoring

Rewards and Recognition (R&R)

S

Safe Harbor Regulations

Scenario-Based Assessment

Social Media Background Check

Social Media Recruiting

Stay Interview

Strategic Human Resource Management (HRM)

Strategic Planning

Strategic Workforce

Structured Interviews

Succession Planning

Summary Dismissal

Suspension

T

Talent Acquisition

Talent Diversity

Talent Intelligence

Talent Intelligence Platform

Talent Redeployment

Tangible Rewards

Tool-Agnostic Assessment

Total Remuneration

U

Unconscious Bias

Unstructured Interviews

V

W

Work Ethic

Work From Home Policy (WfH)

Workforce Agility

Workforce AI Readiness

Workforce Engagement

Workplace Reskilling Programs

X

Y

Z

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