HR terms
Like most industries, HR has its own technical vocab. And its fair share of buzzwords too. Don’t let jargon stand between you and your next task. Get clear explanations of the most common HR terms, fast, with our plain-speaking HR glossary.
Definitions
- Paternity leave
- Maternity leave
- Wages
- Salary review
- Compensation ratio
- Contingent workers
- Technical skills
- Corporate social responsibility
- Fringe benefits
- 401(k) and employee retirement plan
- Federal Employer ID
- Dry promotion
- Pay stub
- Hybrid recruiting
- People analytics
- Organizational health
- Career cushioning
- Quittok
- Golden Handcuffs
- Reboarding
- At-will employment
- Employee incentive program
- PTO - Paid Time Off
- Statutory employee
- Skills-first approach
- Chaotic working
- Professional Development Plan
- Performance management cycle
- Human capital efficiency
- Absence management
- Retroactive pay: what it is and what you need to know
- Payroll deduction
- Employee engagement
- Floating holidays
- Full-time equivalent (FTE)
- Work ethic
- Unlimited PTO
- Garden leave
- Attrition
- Preboarding
- Human capital management
- Employee management
- Employee onboarding software
- HR software
- HRIS
- HR document management software
- Mindful leadership
- Inclusive leadership
- Digital transformation
- Recruitment marketing
- Blue collar worker
- Video interview software
- Component 2 data
- C-level executive
- Employer branding
- Employee retention
- Recruiting software
- Telecommuting
- Human Resources
- Google X-Ray
- People operations
- People team
- Diversity types
- Diversity
- Job board
- Sabbatical leave
- Hostile work environment
- Talent
- Employee ghosting
- Soft skills
- EEO
- Applicant tracking system
What's the difference?
- HR Generalist vs. HR Manager
- HRIS vs. HRMS vs. HCM
- ATS vs. CRM
- Growth vs. fixed mindset
- Blue collar vs. white collar
- College vs. university
- CV vs. resume
- CCPA vs. GDPR
- CIO vs. CTO
- CEO vs. President
- CEO vs. CFO
- Data Analyst vs. Data Scientist
- CEO vs. COO
- Hard skills vs. Soft skills
- People operations vs. HR management
- EEO vs. affirmative action
- Diversity vs. inclusion
- Doctor and nurse practitioner