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In this post we are going to describe the most important definitions in HR language.

Bias --> The tendency to allow individual differences such as age, race, and sex to affect the appraisal rates these employees receive.

Career Planning and Development --> The deliberate process through which a person becomes aware of personal career-related attributes and the lifelong series of stages that contribute to his or her career fulfillment.

Speak Up! Programs --> Communications programs that allow employees to register Questions, concerns, and complaints about work-related matters.

Layoff --> A situation in which there is a temporary shortage of work and employees are told there is no work for them but that management intends to recall them when work is again available.

Bumping/Layoff --> Detailed procedures that determine who will be laid off if no work is available; generally allows employees to use their seniority to remain on the job.

Voluntary Reduction in Pay Plan --> An alternative to layoffs in which all employees agree to reductions in pay to keep everyone working.

Job Evaluation --> A systematic comparison done in order to determine the worth of one job relative to another.

Merit Pay --> Any salary increase awarded to an employee based on his or her individual performance.

Work Samples --> Actual job tasks used in testing applicants' performance.

Application Form --> The form that provides information on education, prior work record, and skills.

Stress Interview --> An interview in which the applicant is made uncomfortable by a series of often rude questions. This technique helps identify hypersensitive applicants and those with low or high stress tolerance.

Situational Interview --> A series of job-related questions which focuses on how the candidate would behave in a given situation.

On-The-Job Training (OJT) --> Training a person to learn a job while working at it.

Team Building --> Improving the effectiveness of teams such as corporate officers and division directors through use of consultants, interviews, and team-building meetings.

Based on a number of surveys on the skills required by graduates here is a summary of the skills which were most often deemed important.

1. Verbal communication = Able to express your ideas clearly and confidently in speech
2. Teamwork = Works confidently within a group
3. Analysing & investigating = Gathers information systematically to establish facts & principles. Problem solving.
4. Initiative / Selfmotivation = Able to act on initiative, identify opportunities & proactive in putting forward ideas & solutions
5. Drive = Determination to get things done. Makes things happen & constantly looking for better ways of doing things.
6. Detail Oriented
7. Planning & organising = Able to plan activities & carry them through effectively
8. Flexibility = Adapts successfully to changing situations & environments
9. Commercial awareness = Understands the commercial realities affecting the organisation.
10. Time management = Manages time effectively, prioritising tasks and able to work to deadlines.

Other skills that were also seen as important
A positive ‘can do’ attitude
Punctuality
The ability to meet deadlines
Reliability
Critical Reasoning and Analytical Skills
Emotional Intelligence
Coping with multiple tasks
Managing one's own learning
Ability to handle personal problems
Learn new tasks willingly
Commit to the job
Creativity
Foreign languages
Lifelong learning
Analytical Skills
Strong Work Ethic


Sources:
http://www.kent.ac.uk/
http://bapp.cba.ksu.edu/
http://www.helium.com/
http://www.canterbury.ac.uk/