UNIT 3: Recruitment and selection

BrE: recruitment / recruited / a recruit

AmE: hiring / employ or hire / a hire

• to employ new people to work for a company or organization

• aanwerving (BrE/AmE)

• aanwerver

outside recruiters, recruitment agencies, employment agencies

• the practice of identifying candidates outside your organization as potential hires; act as the go-between for employers and jobseekers

• wervingsbureaus

• uitzendbureaus

headhunters

• used to find people for very important jobs and to persuade them to leave the organizarion they already work for

headhunted in a process of headhunting

• people who are recruited by a headhunter

situations vacant

• a newspaper page or section containing advertisements for job vacancies

• vacatures

to apply for a job/loan

• to request something, usually officially by writing or by sending in a form

• solliciteren

application form

• a formal written request for something such as a job or membership of an organization

• sollicitatieformulier

jobs website

• an online platform where employers post job openings and job seekers can search and apply for jobs

• vacatures website

to make an application

• to formally apply for something, such as a job, university program, loan, visa, or grant

• solliciteren

BrE: CV (= curriculum vitae)

AmE: résumé or resume

• a detailed document that outlines a person's education, work experience, skills, and achievements, typically used when applying for a job

• CV

BrE: covering letter

AmE: cover letter

• a short, formal letter that you send along with your CV or job application.

• sollicitatie brief

selection process

• to the steps an employer takes to choose the best candidate for a job from a group of applicants

• selectieprocedure

backgrounds of applicants

• refers to the personal, educational, and professional history of people who apply for a job

• achtergronden van sollicitanten

experience

• refers to the knowledge, skills, or practice someone gains by doing something over time, especially in a job or real-life situations

• ervaring

qualifications

• refer to the certificates, degrees, or skills that show someone is trained or capable of doing a particular job or task.

• kwalificaties

candidates

• a person who applies for a job or is nomonated for election

• kandidaat

a group discussion

• an exchange of views between a group of participants on a given subject

• groepsdiscussie

an (individual) interview

• a one-on-one interview between a job applicant and a representative of the company, such as a hiring manager or recruiter

• een (individueel) interview

psychometric tests

• are assessments used to measure a person's mental abilities, personality traits, and behavioral style—often as part of a job selection process.

• psychometrische testen

shortlist

• a list of people who have been judged the most suitable for a job or prize, made from a longer list of people originally considered, and from which one person will be chosen

references

• are people who can speak about your qualifications, character, or work experience when you're applying for a job

• referenties

referees

• are the people you list as references in a job application

offer

• an expression of readiness to do or give something if desired

• aanbieden

turn it down

• reject something offered or proposed

• afwijzen

job offer

• an offer of employment

• jobaanbieding

accept

• to willingly take something that someone offers you or say yes to an offer made by someone

• aanvaarden

to appoint

• to officially choose someone for a job, position, or responsibility

• benoemen