| A | B |
| Curriculum Vitae | a brief listing of the main details about an applicant, including name, address, age, qualifications and experience |
| External recruitment | when an employee is appointed from outside the business |
| Internal recruitment | when an existing employee is appointed to a post |
| Job application form | form which a business issues to applicants to complete when applying for a job, which asks for relevant details about the applicant |
| Job description | document that describes the duties of a worker and his or her status in the business |
| Personal specification | description of the person that fits the job |
| Job seeker | someone looking for a job |
| Recruitment | the process of finding someone to fill the vacancy |
| Job analysis | breaking a job down into its component parts |