HR Glossary

What is Individual Development Plan (IDP)?

A personalized document outlining an employee's learning goals, target skills, development actions, timelines, and success measures, created collaboratively between the employee and their manager.

Why it matters in hiring

Individual Development Plan (IDP) 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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