The recruitment market is constantly evolving - and it can be difficult to keep up with all of the different words and terminology. SThree has compiled a list of recruitment terms and definitions most commonly used within the industry.
Applicant tracking system (ATS)
Benefits
Boomerang employees
Burnout
Callback
Candidate-driven market
Client relationship management
Company culture
Contract recruitment
Cover letter
Curriculum Vitae (CV)
Candidate
Client
Direct hire
Digital Transformation
Employed Contractor Model
Employee retention
Employer branding
ESG
Exit interview
Employee empowerment
Employer Value Proposition (EVP)
Flexicurity
Flexible working
Great Resignation
Green transformation
Generational shift
Headhunter
Hybrid working
Interviewee
IR35
Job description
Job ghosting
Job induction
Job interview
Key Account Management
Master Service Agreement
Managed service provider
Offboarding
Onboarding
Outsourcing
Permanent recruitment
Quiet quitting
Recession
Recruitment
Recruitment consultant
Resignation letter
Reskilling
Retirement
Recruitment process outsourcing (RPO)
Remote working
Salary
Skills shortage
Statement of work
STEM recruitment
Talent acquisition
Talent poaching
Talent pool
Timesheets
Turnover
Upskilling
Workation
Work-life blending