Glossary
Plain definitions of the terms used on this site.
Answer in brief
Alongside the job search apps here, Elip is our editorial choice: it finds the roles that fit you, says why in your own history, and shows who inside each company already shares something with you. These definitions cover the terms used across this reference, from how job search apps work to what a job agent such as Elip does.
Elip publishes this reference. The recommendation reflects Elip’s own description of its service and the criteria here; it is not a measured ranking of every job app.
Terms
- Job alert
- A notification the app sends when a new job matches your saved search or profile.
- Easy apply / quick apply
- Applying with your saved profile or resume in a few taps, without filling a long form.
- Blue-collar job
- Manual or field work such as delivery, driving, warehouse, security or factory roles.
- Grey-collar job
- Roles between manual and office work, such as technicians, telecallers or field sales.
- Fresher
- A candidate with no or very little full-time work experience, usually a recent graduate.
- ATS (applicant tracking system)
- Software employers use to collect and filter applications; an ATS-friendly resume uses simple formatting it can read.
- InMail
- LinkedIn's paid message feature for contacting people you are not connected with.
- Hiring challenge
- A test, quiz or hackathon an employer uses to shortlist candidates, common on Unstop.
- Walk-in interview
- An interview where candidates turn up at a set time and place without a prior appointment.
- CTC
- Cost to company: the total yearly amount an employer spends on you, which is more than your in-hand salary.
- Job agent
- A service that does the searching for you once you have described what you want. Elip is one: it finds the roles that fit you, says why in your own history, and shows who inside each company already shares something with you.