HR terminology

To avoid any ambiguity in what we say here, and in the absence of any standard terminology in this field, we will use the terminology specified below:

• Activity

  A set of coordinated actions, situated in a given context and contributing to the realization of a work situation.

• Skills

  A skill can be represented by :

  • a complex combination of knowledge and acts that are actualized in action;

  • potential success stories.

  A skill cannot be reduced to knowledge.

• Jobs

  A job is a set of professional situations mobilizing associated skills and presenting...