When companies in the same industry are competing with each other to hire the same set of job candidates. This usually leads to companies giving better job offers in terms of compensation.
Example: There is a talent war in the tech industry for senior-level engineering job candidates.
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Question: What does "Calendar Invite" mean?
(A) When a person wants to meet with you next week.
(B) An email sent to schedule a meeting with the option to either accept or decline the meeting at the scheduled time.
(C) When a person has available time on their calendar to meet with you.
(D) When a person does not have any time to meet with you.
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Date: 04/20/2025
Word: Close It Out
Definition: To mark something as completed.
Example: This task has been fixed, so let's close it out within the task tracker.
"Talent War." Jargonism.com Dictionary, https://jargonism.com/words/1431. Accessed 04/20/2025.