HR Glossary

What is Self-Assessment?

An employee's own written evaluation of their performance, strengths, accomplishments, and development areas, typically completed before a formal performance review to provide the employee's perspective alongside the manager's evaluation.

Why it matters in hiring

Self-Assessment 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 S

• Salary Benchmarking
• Salary Sacrifice (UK / Australia)
• Saudi Labour Law (Saudi Arabia)
• Self-Paced Learning
• Separation Agreement
• Service Certificate (Singapore)
• Severance Pay
• Shadow Payroll

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