Deltek Talent Management

Using the Help Search
Using the Help Search
  • Phrase:Returns all topics that contain the exact phrase in the search criteria. Use quotation marks around the phrase.
    Ex."system administration"
  • And:Returns all topics that contain all the words in the search criteria, in any combination. Insert a plus sign between all words in the search criteria.
    Ex.system + administration
  • Or:Returns all topics with any combination of words in the search criteria. This is the default.
    Ex.system administration
For more information:Searching Online Help

Glossary of Terms

This section provides definitions of terms used throughout the application. 

Terms Description
Badge A badge is a box of information about a user, including the user’s name, job title, hire date, work location, and profile photo. The dimensions and content of the badge vary based on where it is shown in the application.
Breadcrumbs Use breadcrumbs as navigational aids, to keep track of your current location 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.
Navigation Pane The Navigation pane, located on the left side of the screen, provides access to the modules and sub-screens that you use to complete work. When you click an option in the Navigation pane, it opens on the right side of the screen.

To hide or display the Navigation Pane, click in the toolbar.

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.