2. Explain the following concepts in English:

talent flow	talent pipeline
staff recruitment	workforce trend
region nuances	posting
SWP	staffing needs
contractor	S&OP
layoff	job offer

3. Complete the table with correct word forms:

Verb	Noun	Adjective
	retention
		volatile
collaborate

4. Match terms by consulting the text:

1.

day-to-day	estimates
recruitment	professional
job	program
senior	challenges
accurate	offer

2.

to fill	a team
to retain	a plan
to build	a position
to submit	staff

5. Fill in the gaps with prepositions consulting the text and make your own sentences with the phrases.

1. to be analogous __ the problems that have already been analyzed

2. to wrestle __ demands of globalization

3. to send __ job offers

4. to redesign supply chains __ line __ the strategic decision

5. to benefit greatly __ disciplines

6. to respond __ variations __ demand

7. to originate __ the corporate level

8. to carry __ SWP __ the business unit level

9. to be armed __ a more accurate picture

10. to derive more value __ recruitment channels

11. to be critical __ the success

Translation

Translate the sentences focusing on the underlined terms.

Feedback

1. In 360 degree feedback system an employee receives feedback from all the people around him whom he has interacted with in the course of executing his job responsibilities.

2. 360 degree feedback is solicited from peers, teammates, subordinates, direct reports and even external parties like suppliers and vendors.

3. 360 feedback may be used as an input to the performance appraisal process. It may also be used to identify competency gaps to administer relevant training to the employee.

4. It is extremely important that the feedback is communicated in a manner that produces a constructive response in the subordinate.

5. It is necessary to distinguish between the individual and his behavior in conveying the negative feedback. It should be clear to the employee that what is being rejected or criticized is some specific behavior of his.

Terms related to staffing

1. Staffing is sometimes considered to be a subset of the activities in Human Resource Management. Many people refer to Talent Management as the activities of Human Resource Management.

2. Hiring is screening the best job candidates, and especially making a formal job offer to the best candidate.

3. A job is a collection of tasks and responsibilities that an employee is responsible to conduct. Jobs are usually designed by conducting a job analysis, which includes examining the tasks and sequences of tasks necessary to perform the job.

4. A task is typically defined as a unit of work, that is, a set of activities needed to produce some result.

5. Competencies are general descriptions of the abilities needed to perform a role in the organization.

6. Job descriptions include lists of the general tasks, functions and/or responsibilities of a position, whereas competencies list the abilities needed to conduct those tasks, functions and/or responsibilities.

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