A working interview is a hiring-stage meeting in which a candidate performs or demonstrates some tasks related to a job while the employer evaluates their skills. The phrase is established in employment contexts, not slang, but it does not have one universal legal or procedural definition. A working interview may be a short, structured skills […]

Willing to travel means being open to or prepared to go to places away from where you normally live or work. It is a standard English phrase, not slang, and it often appears in job advertisements, applications, and conversations about availability. The phrase signals a person’s attitude toward travel, but it does not specify how […]

A verbal offer is a proposal communicated in spoken words, usually one person’s or organization’s proposal to do something on stated terms. The phrase is standard English, not slang. It appears often in hiring, sales, negotiations, and everyday arrangements. A verbal offer may be important, but hearing one does not automatically settle whether it is […]

A talent pool is a group of people who may be suitable for current or future work, usually because they have relevant skills, experience, or interest in an organization. Employers use talent pools to keep track of potential candidates and reconnect when a role opens. The term is common in recruitment and human resources; it […]

“Supervisor name” usually means the name of the person who oversees your work, studies, or another activity. It is a common phrase on forms and in workplace or school communications—not a special kind of personal name or a slang expression. The exact person to enter depends on the setting: it is generally the person directly […]

A stay interview is a planned conversation between an employer and a current employee about what makes the employee want to remain at the organization—and what might make them consider leaving. Unlike a hiring interview, it is not about selecting a candidate for a job. Employers use it to hear concerns, understand what is working, […]

Sponsorship is the act or arrangement of supporting a person, event, organization, project, or activity. In business and public life, that support is often financial or practical and may be provided in return for agreed recognition or other benefits. The word is standard English, not slang. Its exact meaning depends on context: a company sponsoring […]

A skip-level meeting is a conversation between an employee and a manager who is above the employee’s direct manager in the organizational hierarchy. It gives the senior manager a chance to hear about work and workplace conditions without relying only on the employee’s manager for information. The term is standard workplace jargon, though it is […]

Sick leave is time away from work that an employee uses because illness, injury, treatment, or—in some workplaces—care for a sick family member prevents them from working or requires their attention. It may be paid or unpaid, depending on local law, an employment agreement, and the employer’s policy. The phrase is standard English, not slang […]

Requisition closed usually means that a formal request has been marked inactive or completed in the system handling it. The phrase appears most often in hiring, where a job requisition is an employer’s request to recruit for a position, and in purchasing, where a requisition requests goods or services. It is a plain status phrase, […]