UK Recruitment Glossary
Open to Work (LinkedIn)
In recruiter context
Two flavours: the green badge that everyone sees, and the recruiter-only flag that nobody but paid LinkedIn Recruiter users see. The recruiter-only flag is the better choice for most employed candidates — it gets you sourced without your boss noticing. The public badge is fine if you're already openly looking, between roles, or career-pivoting.
Related terms
Performance Review
An annual or semi-annual structured assessment of your performance against goals, used to set rating…
Salary Sacrifice
An arrangement where you give up part of your gross salary in exchange for a non-cash benefit, savin…
Headhunter
An external recruiter, often executive-search, who proactively sources candidates rather than receiv…
CV (Curriculum Vitae)
The UK and most of Europe call it a CV; the US mostly calls it a resume.