In government and business, the terms may be used to indicate that a vacant organizational position is expected to be filled, or conversely that a particular individual will be employed in an as-yet-uncreated position.
Myndigheder og virksomheder kan bruge begreberne til at vise, at en ubesat stilling forventes at blive besat, eller at en bestemt person vil blive ansat i en endnu ikke oprettet stilling.