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Human resources
Referring to the function within an organisation that is charged with managing its employees, often as well as its recruitment process.
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Strategic planning
Business services; Human resources
The process of identifying an organization's long-term goals and objectives and then determining the best approach for achieving those goals and objectives.
Succession planning
Business services; Human resources
In the context of human resource planning, a process by which an organisation seeks to identify and develop candidates with the potential to take over management positions when incumbents leave or ...
Kpi’s
Business services; Human resources
‘Knowledge, Skills and Abilities’ - Key Performance Indicators. Tasks that have been agreed between an employee and line manager/HR with an expectation that they will be completed satisfactorily in ...
Pomodoro technique
Business services; Human resources
A time management technique invented by Francesco Cirillo some time in the 1980s. The technique requires that the user works on a task for 25 minutes at a time before having a five minute break. ...
Diversity management
Business services; Human resources
Diversity management is a strategy that is intended to foster and maintain a positive workplace environment. Usually initiated by Human Resources professionals and managed by department heads and ...
Unstructured job interview
Business services; Human resources
Unstructured interviews are the opposite to structured interviews. Questions are not pre-set, and may be based on the interviewee's responses. Thus the direction of the interview is rather casual, ...
Structured job interview
Business services; Human resources
A structured job interview format is a standardised method of comparing job candidates. All questions are prepared beforehand and are put in the same order to each interviewee. It is typically used ...
