HR Glossary

What is Halo Effect?

A cognitive bias where one positive characteristic of a person influences the overall evaluation of their abilities, performance, and potential, causing evaluators to rate them higher across unrelated dimensions.

Why it matters in hiring

Halo Effect 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.

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