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  • zero-based thinking (ZBT)

    Zero-based thinking (ZBT) is a decision-making process based on imagining yourself back at the point before particular decisions were made, and free to make those decisions with the knowledge that you have now about their outcome. 

  • job hopper

    A job hopper is someone who works briefly in one position after another rather than staying at any one job or organization long-term. 

  • chief data officer (CDO)

    A chief data officer (CDO) is a C-level corporate executive responsible for an organization's data management and data mining. The position is related to, but separate from, the job of the chief information officer (CIO). 

  • business process professional

    A business process professional is a person whose job is involves using business process management (BPM) technologies and techniques to enable the continuous improvement, optimization and transformation of an organization’s business processes. 

  • human resource management (HRM)

    Human resource management (HRM) is the area of administrative focus dealing with an organization’s employees.  HRM is sometimes referred to simply as human resources (HR).  

  • registered health information technician (RHIT)

    A registered health information technician (RHIT) is a certified professional who verifies and stores electronic health records. 

  • soft skills

    Soft skills are personal attributes that enhance an individual's interactions, career prospects and job performance. Unlike hard skills, which tend to be specific to a certain type of task or activity, soft skills are broadly applicable... (Continu... 

  • hard skills

    Hard skills are specific, teachable abilities that may be required in a given context, such as a job or university application... (Continued)