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What is Performance review?

Performance review: A regular check of how well an employee meets goals.

Where Performance review fits

Performance review is part of Talent & Culture in People & HR. People are the business. Recruit with a clear job description, onboard well, review performance fairly and build a culture that keeps good people.

Practical tip

Hire for skill and fit, develop people and learn from exit interviews.

Related terms

Onboarding
Helping new hires learn the job and fit into the team.
Employee turnover
Share of employees who leave a company in a period.
Organizational culture
The shared values and habits that shape how a company works.
Delegation
Handing a task and its authority to someone else.
Stock options
The right to buy company shares at a fixed price, used as a perk.
Recruitment
Finding, attracting and hiring people for jobs.
Severance pay
Money paid to an employee who loses a job through no fault of their own.
Employer branding
How a company is seen as a place to work.

Formulas you will use with it

Employee turnover rateRevenue per employeeCost per hireEmployee turnover rate

Test yourself

Which term means: “A regular check of how well an employee meets goals.”?

Organizational culture · Stock options · Performance review

Answer: Performance review

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