Pgs 4-6 People

Strategic Planning

Process of setting goals and designing a path toward a competitive position.

Strategy

Plan of action for accomplishing an organization’s overall and long-range goals.

Systems Thinking

Process for understanding how seemingly independent units within a larger entity interact with and influence one another.

Value Drivers

Actions, processes, or results that are needed to deliver a desired value

Vision Statement

Description of what an organization hopes to attain and accomplish in the future, which guides it toward that defined direction.

Applicant Tracking System

Software application that automates organizations’ management of the recruiting process (such as accepting application materials, screening applicants, etc.).

Competencies

Clusters of highly interrelated attributes, including knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs), that give rise to the behaviors needed to perform a given job effectively

Employee Value Proposition

Employees’ perceived value of the total rewards and tangible and intangible benefits they receive from the organization as part of employment, which drives unique and compelling organizational strategies for talent acquisition, retention, and engagement

Employment Branding

Process of positioning an organization as an “employer of choice” in the labor market.

Essential Functions

Primary job duties that a qualified individual must be able to perform, either with or without accommodation.

Head Count

Number of people on an organization’s payroll at a particular moment in time.

Job Analysis

Process of systematically studying a job in order to identify the activities/tasks and responsibilities it includes, the personal qualifications necessary to perform it, and the conditions under which it is performed.