HR Glossary

What is Recency Bias?

A cognitive bias where recent events, behaviors, or performance carry disproportionate weight in evaluations, causing assessors to overlook or undervalue contributions from earlier in the review period.

Why it matters in hiring

Recency Bias 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 R

• Ramp-Up Period
• Real-Time Feedback
• Real Time Information (RTI)
• Realistic Job Preview (RJP)
• Record of Employment (ROE) (Canada)
• Recruitment Analytics
• Recruitment Funnel
• Recruitment Marketing

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