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## Promotions or Transfers During Assessment Cycle
As a baseline, the FY26 Talent Assessment evaluates performance from February 2025 through January 2026.
### Promotions
The team member was recognized for exceptional performance already at the Senior level and received a compensation increase and a level/job title change.
As a baseline, the FY26 Talent Assessment evaluates performance from February 2025 through January 2026. For individuals who received promotions during the year, their final rating should be calibrated against their new level and peer group to appropriately contextualize their performance.
We recommend using Box 4 as the starting baseline for promoted employees, acknowledging that:
- Their full-year contributions earned the promotion and demonstrate strong performance
- They are now being evaluated alongside a new peer set with different expectations
- There is typically an adjustment period as they grow into the increased scope and complexity of the new role
- From this Box 4 baseline, calibrate up or down based on the totality of their year: strong performance throughout the year and exceptional early performance at the new level may warrant upward calibration, while performance challenges or a longer adjustment period may warrant downward calibration.
