1. Copyright Texas Education Agency (TEA) Recruiter Career Important Terms and Definitions 1

2. Copyright Texas Education Agency (TEA) Recruiters Individuals who seek out, interview, and screen applicants to fill existing and future job openings and promote career opportunities within an organization 2

3. Copyright Texas Education Agency (TEA) Coordination Management function to synchronize activities, responsibilities, and command and control structures to use resources efficiently 3

4. Copyright Texas Education Agency (TEA) Critical Thinking Objective examination of assumptions associated with current beliefs to assess their correctness and to validate/invalidate the beliefs 4

5. Copyright Texas Education Agency (TEA) Brainstorming Process of generating creative ideas and solutions through open group discussion 5

6. Copyright Texas Education Agency (TEA) Inductive Reasoning The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions 6

7. Copyright Texas Education Agency (TEA) Initiative Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges 7

8. Copyright Texas Education Agency (TEA) Integrity Being honest and ethical 8

9. Copyright Texas Education Agency (TEA) Analytical Thinking Analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems 9

10. Copyright Texas Education Agency (TEA) Appraisal Evaluating and developing the work performance of employees in an organization 10

11. Copyright Texas Education Agency (TEA) Coaching One-to-one process between a manager and an employee where the manager trains the employee 11

12. Copyright Texas Education Agency (TEA) Emotional Intelligence Mental ability an individual possesses that enables him or her to be sensitive and understand the emotions of others as well as be able to manage his or her own emotions and impulses 12

13. Copyright Texas Education Agency (TEA) Employee Retention Business policies and practices that create an environment that encourages employees to remain with the organization 13

14. Copyright Texas Education Agency (TEA) Empowerment The process of enabling or authorizing an individual to think, behave, take action, and control work and decision- making 14

15. Copyright Texas Education Agency (TEA) Exit Interview Interview between a member of staff or the organization that an employee is leaving to determine reasons for leaving the company 15

16. Copyright Texas Education Agency (TEA) Grievance Complaint brought by one party to an employment contract against another party 16

17. Copyright Texas Education Agency (TEA) Hierarchy of Needs Psychology theory proposed by Abraham Maslow: people will constantly seek to have their basic needs (sleep, food, water, shelter, etc.) fulfilled first before they fulfill other needs (i.e., self- actualization as the final level) 17

18. Copyright Texas Education Agency (TEA) Incentive Pay Additional compensation used to motivate and reward employees for exceeding performance or productivity goals 18

19. Copyright Texas Education Agency (TEA) Job Analysis Preparatory stage for writing job descriptions 19

20. Copyright Texas Education Agency (TEA) Job Descriptions Written description of the job that includes general nature of the work to be performed, specific responsibilities and duties, and employee characteristics required to perform the job 20

21. Copyright Texas Education Agency (TEA) Mission Statement A statement illustrating who the company is, what the company does, and where the company is headed 21

22. Copyright Texas Education Agency (TEA) Motivation Reasons why a person works at a particular job and for a particular organization 22

23. Copyright Texas Education Agency (TEA) Orientation Introduction of employees to their jobs, co-workers, and the organization by providing them with information regarding items such as policies, procedures, company history, goals, culture, and work rules 23

24. Copyright Texas Education Agency (TEA) Probationary Arrangements Where the parties to an employment agreement agree that an employee will serve a trial period after the commencement of employment 24

25. Copyright Texas Education Agency (TEA) Strategic Planning The process of identifying an organization’s long-term goals and objectives and determining the best approach for achieving them 25

26. Copyright Texas Education Agency (TEA) Talent Management The process of recruiting, managing, assessing, developing, and maintaining the organization’s most important resource—its people 26