HR Glossary

What is Calibration?

A structured process in performance management where managers meet to review, discuss, and adjust employee performance ratings to ensure consistency, fairness, and alignment of standards across teams and departments, reducing the impact of individual manager bias on ratings.

Why it matters in hiring

Calibration comes up whenever teams compare candidates, set policy or report on people data. Getting the definition right keeps decisions consistent, which is the same reason springhire scores every applicant against the same criteria rather than on impression.

Related terms starting with C

• Calibration Session
• Campus Recruitment
• Canada Labour Code (Canada)
• Canadian Human Rights Act (Canada)
• Candidate Experience
• Candidate Persona
• Candidate Pipeline
• Candidate Relationship Management (CRM)

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