1	Addie Model		_____	Related to technical skills training; often a partnership between employees and unions.
2	Applicant Tracking System (ATS)		_____	Actions and activities that individuals perform in order to give direction to their work lives.
3	Apprenticeship		_____	Instructional systems design framework consisting of five steps that guide the design and development of learning programs.
4	Assessment Centers		_____	Focused, interactive communication and guidance intended to develop and enhance on-the-job performance, knowledge or behavior.
5	Auditory Learners		_____	Combining several salary grades or job classifications with narrow pay ranges into one band with a wider salary spread.
6	Balanced Scorecard		_____	Short but broad statement documenting an organization’s guiding principles and core values about employee compensation.
7	Benchmarking		_____	Pay adjustment given to eligible employees regardless of performance or organizational profitability; usually linked to inflation.
8	Benefits		_____	Pay rate divided by the midpoint of the pay range.
9	Blended Learning		_____	Software application that automates organizations’ management of the recruiting process (such as accepting application materials, screening applicants, etc.).
10	Bona Fide Occupational Qualification (BFOQ)		_____	Progression through a series of employment stages characterized by relatively unique issues, themes, and tasks.
11	Broadbanding		_____	All financial returns (beyond any benefits payments or services), including salary and allowances.
12	Career Development		_____	Performance management tool that depicts an organization’s overall performance, as measured against goals, lagging indicators, and leading indicators.
13	Career Management		_____	Preparing, implementing, and monitoring employees’ career paths, with a primary focus on the goals and needs of the organization.
14	Career Planning		_____	Process by which an organization identifies performance gaps and sets goals for performance improvement, by comparing its data, performance levels, and/or processes against those of other organizations.
15	Coaching		_____	People who learn best by relying on their sense of hearing.
16	Compa-Ratio		_____	Planned approach to learning that includes a combination of instructor-led training, self-directed study, and/or on-the-job training.
17	Compensation		_____	Clusters of highly interrelated attributes, including knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs), that give rise to the behaviors needed to perform a given job effectively.
18	Compensation Philosophy		_____	Factor (such as religion, gender, national origin, etc.) that is reasonably necessary, in the normal operations of an organization, to carry out a particular job function.
19	Competencies		_____	Mandatory or voluntary payments or services provided to employees, typically covering retirement, health care, sick pay/disability, life insurance, and paid time off.
20	Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA)		_____	Assessment tools that provide candidates a wide range of leadership situations and problem-solving exercises.