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In HR management, Artificial intelligence (AI) is the ability of machines to...
An applicant tracking system (ATS) is software designed to help recruiters...
Applicants are job seekers who submit their CV’s/resumes and appear for...
Areas of opportunity for an employee/candidate are areas of improvement or...
A background investigation generally involves checking a candidate’s records...
Background screenings are a way an employer can secure information about a...
A background check is a process that a person, recruiter, or hiring company...
Background Identification (ID) checks are a way to check a candidate’s...
Bulk reference checking is the practice of conducting multiple reference...
A curriculum vitae (CV) is a written summary of a person’s career...
CV verification is the process where the information provided by the...
A candidate persona is similar to a buyer persona used in marketing...
Candidate experience is the overall experience of a candidate with a company...
Refers to job applicant or job seeker.
In context to a reference-checking process, closed questions are those...
Company culture is the shared values, attributes, and characteristics of an...
Credit financial checks are required for candidates applying for positions...
Criminal history checks are verifications done by employers on job applicants...
A criminal record is a formal record of offences for which a person has been...
Cultural fit is the likelihood of a candidate adapting to an organisation’s...
Discriminatory questions are ones that an employer cannot legally ask a...
Diversity is a practice within an organisation that encompasses race, gender...
In hiring, due diligence is the practice of taking every precaution to ensure...
Employment screening is a process that helps recruiters verify a candidate’s...
Employment and qualification checks are an employers' principal means of..
Employment background check questions are questions that help employers verify..
Employment history checks are checks done to validate the information...
Employment references are usually a former employer, client, colleague or...
In the context of reference checking, essential questions are basic questions...
Fair chance opportunity gives each applicant an equal chance of being hired...
A fake reference is someone who poses as a former boss, colleague, or...
In reference checking, fraud detection is the ability of the tool to detect...
GDPR stands for General Data Protection Regulation. It's the core of Europe's...
HR software is the software that digitises and automates the manual role of a...
HR tech is the software used to automate HR functions.
Hiring decisions refer to the final part of a candidate selection process,...
Hiring managers are in charge of defining a role. It's their responsibility to..
Inclusion is an organisational practice where different groups or individuals...
In the context of online reference checking, integration partners are other...
An interview is a meeting of people either face to face, over zoom or over a...
A job description is a document that describes a role that the company needs...
A Job Offer Letter is a formal confirmation by an employer to a potential...
Job references are usually past or current employers of the applicant, who can..
A jobseeker is an applicant looking for work. Jobseekers could be active...
In the context of employment verification, legal questions are those questions..
A license check is a part of a motor vehicle background report that is used to..
New hire assessment tests are tests conducted by companies as a screening...
Onboarding is the term used to describe the process of bringing a new hire on...
Online reference checking is the digital approach to pre-employment reference...
Online verification is an employers' principal means of securing information...
Open-ended questions in the context of reference checking are those questions...
Passive candidates are currently employed workers and not actively looking for..
Payroll is the process where employees in an organisation are paid their...
Peer references are references given by co-workers of candidates, who have...
Personal attributes are the traits of a candidate that determine their...
A platform is a digital solution for managing the daily human resources...
Police checks are a part of the background verification process to verify if...
Predictive Psychometric Assessments are data-driven assessments to...
In the context of assessments, predictive questions are those that are asked...
Previous performance is usually defined as the previous work history of a...
Data privacy is a branch of data security concerned with the proper handling...
Professional references are people who can vouch for a candidate’s ability to...
In the context of employment, reasons for leaving are why an employee leaves...
Recruiters are responsible for hiring employees to fill open positions in an...
Remote recruiting is the process of sourcing, screening, interviewing, and...
The process of attracting, selecting, screening and hiring qualified...
Red flags in employment checks are warning signs for potential employers...
A job referee is someone a recruiter or potential employer can contact to...
Reference checking is a part of the recruitment process where a potential...
A reference check questionnaire is a questionnaire that gathers details about..
Reference checking companies are companies that provide services that help...
Defined as the compliance ensuring candidate and referee data is safe from...
A reference checking process is defined as part of the recruitment process...
Reference checking services are services provided by a third party or...
Reference checking software is a digital tool that helps employers and hiring...
A reference letter is a document that endorses an individual's capabilities...
References include a list of people a recruiter or prospective employer may...
Remote hiring is sourcing, screening, interviewing, and onboarding...
Remote work is the practice of employees doing their jobs from a location...
A job role is a function that an employee performs in an organisation.
