A person under a contract to provide work to an organization in return for wages or salary. Employees are differentiated from other workers such as contractors in that the business has the legal right to dictate the conditions, hours and manner of work performed. 

An employee is hired by the employer after a possible application form and an interview process, the employee is then given an opportunity which is called an offer, after accepting the offer (this includes an employment contract), the candidate then becomes an employee.