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halo effect bias

The halo effect bias occurs when an interviewer bases a positive assessment on a single characteristic and allows it to overshadow other, negative characteristics.

hard bargaining

See positional bargaining.

harshness bias

The harshness bias occurs when an interviewer rates a candidate negatively based on a single characteristic, allowing it to overshadow other, positive characteristics. See also horn effect.

HAY system

Developed by Edward Hay of the Hay Group, the HAY system is a classification system for job evaluation that utilizes a complex point factor method. Jobs are evaluated using three factors: knowledge, problem solving, and accountability. Using the points from the evaluation, the job(s) are matched to a ...

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