# The eSkill hiring glossary

The eSkill hiring glossary is a comprehensive resource that takes you from A to W (sorry, not a lot of X,Y, Z words!) designed to help HR professionals, hiring managers, and recruiters navigate the language of talent acquisition. Covering essential terms, best practices, and industry-specific concepts, we break down complex HR and I/O psychology jargon into clear, accessible definitions.

## A

- [Adverse Impact](https://www.eskill.com/resources/glossary/adverse-impact)
- [Applicant Tracking System](https://www.eskill.com/resources/glossary/applicant-tracking-system)

## B

- [Behavioral Assessment](https://www.eskill.com/resources/glossary/behavioral-assessment)
- [BFOQ](https://www.eskill.com/resources/glossary/bfoq)
- [Blue Collar Job](https://www.eskill.com/resources/glossary/blue-collar-job)

## C

- [Civil Rights Act of 1991](https://www.eskill.com/resources/glossary/civil-rights-act-of-1991)
- [Cognitive Skills Assessment](https://www.eskill.com/resources/glossary/cognitive-skills-assessment)
- [Compliance Audit](https://www.eskill.com/resources/glossary/compliance-audit)

## D

- [Data Entry Test](https://www.eskill.com/resources/glossary/data-entry-test)
- [Disparate Impact](https://www.eskill.com/resources/glossary/disparate-impact)
- [Disparate Treatment](https://www.eskill.com/resources/glossary/disparate-treatment)

## E

- [Empirically Keyed Biodata](https://www.eskill.com/resources/glossary/empirically-keyed-biodata)
- [Equal Employment Opportunity Commission](https://www.eskill.com/resources/glossary/equal-employment-opportunity-commission)

## F

- [Four-Fifths Rule](https://www.eskill.com/resources/glossary/four-fifths-rule)

## G

- [Gray Collar Job](https://www.eskill.com/resources/glossary/gray-collar-job)

## H

- [Hard skills](https://www.eskill.com/resources/glossary/hard-skills)

## I

- [Integrity Test](https://www.eskill.com/resources/glossary/integrity-test)

## J

- [Job Knowledge Test](https://www.eskill.com/resources/glossary/job-knowledge-test)

## K

- [KSAOs](https://www.eskill.com/resources/glossary/ksaos)

## M

- [Manufacturing skills gap](https://www.eskill.com/resources/glossary/manufacturing-skills-gap)

## N

- [Norm-Referenced Scoring](https://www.eskill.com/resources/glossary#)

## O

- [One-Way Interview](https://www.eskill.com/resources/glossary/one-way-interview)

## P

- [Pink Collar Job](https://www.eskill.com/resources/glossary/pink-collar-job)
- [Predictive Validity](https://www.eskill.com/resources/glossary/predictive-validity)
- [Pre-hire assessment](https://www.eskill.com/resources/glossary/pre-hire-assessment)

## S

- [Situational Judgment Test](https://www.eskill.com/resources/glossary/situational-judgment-test)
- [Skills-based hiring](https://www.eskill.com/resources/glossary/skills-based-hiring)
- [Soft skills](https://www.eskill.com/resources/glossary/soft-skills)
- [Structured Interview](https://www.eskill.com/resources/glossary/structured-interview)

## T

- [Technical Assessment](https://www.eskill.com/resources/glossary/technical-assessment)
- [Title VII of the Civil Rights Act](https://www.eskill.com/resources/glossary/title-vii-of-the-civil-rights-act)

## U

- [Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures (UGESP)](https://www.eskill.com/resources/glossary/uniform-guidelines-on-employee-selection-procedures-ugesp)
- [Unstructured Interview](https://www.eskill.com/resources/glossary/unstructured-interview)

## W

- [Work Personality Test](https://www.eskill.com/resources/glossary/work-personality-test)
- [Work Sample Test](https://www.eskill.com/resources/glossary/work-sample-test)