Appendix B. Mini Dictionary

Term How to Understand in This Mini-Guide Usage Policy

ATS System for tracking vacancies, candidates, Keep the English stages and communications abbreviation

CRM Working database of candidate and Keep the English contact relationships abbreviation

Sourcing Market research, sourcing, initial Both forms are acceptable in qualification and funnel management the text before handoff

Sourcer Specialist who builds search hypotheses, Use "sourcer" in the English finds and initially evaluates candidates text

Intake Meeting or conversation where the team "Brief" or "intake meeting" is clarifies the role before the search preferred in the main text

Must-have Requirement without which a person Can be used alongside a cannot perform the role Russian explanation

Nice-to-have Desirable but non-blocking Can be used alongside a characteristic Russian explanation

Scorecard Unified assessment map against Explain on first use criteria

Screening Initial qualification Prefer to write "initial qualification"

Offer Offer to a candidate Acceptable in the funnel, alongside the Russian context

SLA Agreed timeframe for feedback or action Keep as a stable operational term

Handoff Handing off a candidate or context "Handoff" is preferred in the between roles main text

Bias Assessment bias where a decision is Can be written as "bias" in the based on non-work-related factors main text

Rule: keep the English term only where it is clearer to the professional audience

or is a standard label in ATS/CRM. Translate operational links into English: not "owner" but owner; not "action" but action; not "due date" but due date.