Terminology

If you are new to Talent Management, you may find it helpful to become familiar with the terms that are used throughout the application and documentation.

Terms	Description
User Profile/Badge	The User Profile section of the Dashboard provides information about a user, including the user’s name, job title, ID, profile photo, and a link to the user's Total Talent Profile. User Profile images and content also appear in other areas, such as the Total Talent Profile and My Employees. User profile or Badge information also displays in other areas of Talent Management, for example in My Employees and on the Org chart. The dimensions of the image and the content displayed vary based on where it is shown in the application.
Competency	Competency encompasses the demonstrable skills that an employee possesses, including abilities and behaviors as well as skills or specific knowledge.
Dynamic Forms	The forms are screens of fields and options that you complete as part of your organization’s recruiting process, such as a requisition, résumé profile, secondary application, interview, offer, or onboarding form.
Employee Referral	An employee referral is an applicant who was referred to your organization by an existing employee.
External Front End	The external front end is the career portal that an external job seeker works with when applying to your organization. Your organization might have more than one external front end if it is necessary to show different branding for different divisions or for company entities.
Features	A feature is an aspect or attribute of the application that you can configure for a Group, to allow access to different functions.
Fields	Fields display on tabs and dialog boxes. Use fields to enter and update data for a record or transaction. Any display-only field, which you cannot modify, is displayed as shaded (grayed-out).
Hiring Order	A hiring order is a request that you submit to a recruiting agency for help in finding permanent or contract candidates for a position.
Job Family	You use job families to categorize Job Profiles. For example, you might use the “I.T.” job family to identify Job Profiles that are technical in nature and which require similar job competencies and skills.
Dual Navigation	Talent Management uses a dual navigation model: Top Navigation Menu: Top navigation links to all primary functions and modules. Left Navigation Menu: Left navigation adapts dynamically based on the top menu selected, making it easier to navigate deeper into specific features. To hide Left Navigation, click the Top Navigation link. Features and functions open on the right side of the screen.
Onboarding	Onboarding refers to the process for bringing in a new hire, including sending documentation to them for review and completion. You can also alert existing employees about the new hire's arrival and prepare the new employee for what to expect when beginning the new job.
Passive Job Seeker	A passive job seeker is one who has submitted a résumé but has not applied to a specific requisition.
Pool	A pool is a user-defined collection of résumés with similar traits such as skill sets, job preferences, or education levels. You can also create pools to store résumés for future consideration.
Post Hire Modules	The post-hire modules address an employee’s performance, career development, and learning. These modules are: EPM: Employee Performance Management CDSP: Career Development and Succession Planning LMS: Learning Management Solution
Recruiting Team	Individuals on a recruiting team share information about requisitions, job seekers, and candidates. Typically you limit membership in a recruiting team to internal users in the Recruiter or Hiring Manager group.
Recruiting Workflow	In setting up a recruiting workflow, your administrator automates many functions of the recruiting process. A recruiting workflow might include form selections, user task suggestions, offer management, onboarding procedures, and more.
Screened-In	An applicant who has met or exceeded the minimum point value set in the Screening Questionnaire associated with the requisition to which they applied is considered "screened-in."
Screened-Out	An applicant who has not met the minimum point value set in the Screening Questionnaire associated with the requisition to which they applied is considered "screened-out,"
Tabs	Most application screens are organized in a tabular format. The tabs in an screen may contain fields or grids in which you enter or modify information.
Toolbar	The toolbar, located at the top right of the screen, provides access to options and actions that are essential but which you might not typically perform on a daily basis.
Total Talent Profile	The Total Talent Profile provides an employee with a single location in which to view all of their pertinent information. An employee can view and update appraisals, career paths, job history, mentoring relationships, project teams, succession plans, and training/development activities in this single area.
Widgets	You use widgets on the Main Dashboard to display information and actions that you use frequently.