Recruitment Key Vocabulary:

Application form ― an official document with spaces to answer questions and add information when applying for a job.

Bonus ― an extra amount of money added to an employee’s wages, usually as a reward for doing difficult or good job.

Candidate / applicant ― someone who is being considered for a job or is competing to be elected.

Compensation payment / severance payment ― a pay-out when a person leaves the company, if he is forced to leave.

Compensation and remuneration ― pay and benefits for senior managers.

Corporate / career ladder ― a career, considered as a series of levels that lead to better and better jobs.

C/V (GB) / résumé (US) ― a document giving details of your education and past employment, used when you are applying for a job.

Employer ― a person or company that pays people to work for them.

Exit interview ― an interview between someone leaving a company and the employer.

Fat cats ― executives with very high pay and good benefits.

Freelance(r) ― a person working for different companies rather than being directly employed by one.

Fringe benefits / perks ― an additional advantage or service given with a job besides wages. Pensions, company cars, loans at low rates of interest are examples of them.

Headhuntee ― a person who is headhunted.

Headhunters ― firms that find managers with the right skills and experience to do a particular job, often by persuading a suitable person to leave their present jobs.

Incentives ― something which is used to encourage people, to make them work harder, etc.

Job ad / advert / advertisement ― an announcement in a newspaper or magazine, informing people that a job is available.

Job description / job specification ― an official list of the work and responsibilities you have in your job.

Job interview ― a formal meeting at which someone is asked questions to find out whether they are suitable for a job.

Job-seeker / job hunter ― someone who is looking for a job.

Letter of application / covering letter (GB) / cover letter (US) ― a letter that you send with other documents or a package explaining why the package has been sent or giving extra information about it.

Portfolio worker ― a professional person who works for many different companies or individuals.

Probation / trial period ― a period of time during which a new employee is tested to make sure they are suitable for a job.

Recruit / hire / novice ― someone who has recently joined a company or organization.

Recruitment / employment / hiring ― a process of finding new people to work for an organization, do a job.

Recruitment / staff / employment agency (GB) / search firm (US) ― a business that works for organization to find people for jobs when the organizations need them.

Situation / post / position ― a job.

Share / stock options ― for senior managers, options to buy shares at a particular price.

Unemployment benefit / compensation ― money paid regularly by the government to people who don’t have a job.

Vacancy / opening ― a job that is available for someone to start doing.