HR Glossary
What is Forced Ranking?
A performance management system where managers rank all employees in their team or unit from best to worst performer on a single list, creating an ordinal ranking used for decisions about promotions, bonuses, development investments, and sometimes terminations.
Why it matters in hiring
Forced Ranking 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 F
- Federal Minimum Wage
- Federal Tax
- FICA
- Flexible Benefits (Cafeteria Plan)
- Foreign Worker Levy (Singapore)
- Form 12BB
- Form 16
- Free Zone Employment Law (UAE)
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