Common Rating 04

Common Rating Errors

HALO EFFECT: When the rater has an overall positive or negative impression and rates all factors according to that impression without considering the employee’s behaviors separately from each other.

LOGIC ERROR: When the rater confuses one performance dimension with another and then incorrectly rates the dimension because of this misunderstanding.

HORN EFFECT: Rating a person unsatisfactory in one quality, which in turn influences the rater to give that person a similar rating or a lower rating on other qualities.

NEAR TERM EFFECT: When the rater bases evaluation only upon the most recent behavior (2-3 months) rather than on behavior for the entire period.