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Performance Appraisal
Performance Appraisal
1. The supervisors measure the pay of employees and compare it with targets
and plans.
3. To maintain and assess the potential present in a person for further growth
and development.
It is said that performance appraisal is an investment for the company which can be
justified by following advantages:
Following are the tools used by the organizations for Performance Appraisals of their
employees.
1. Ranking
2. Paired Comparison
3. Forced Distribution
4. Confidential Report
5. Essay Evaluation
6. Critical Incident
7. Checklists
9. BARS
10. Forced Choice Method
11. MBO
1. Employee Information:
Name Employee ID
Job Title Date
Department Manager
Review Period
2. Ratings:
3. Evaluation:
Additional Comments
Goals (as agreed upon by
employee and manager)
4. Verification of Review:
By signing this form, you confirmed that you have discussed this review in detail with your
supervisor. Signing this form does not necessarily indicate that you agree with this
evaluation.
Employee Signature Date
Manager Signature Date
A graphic rating scale lists the traits each employee should have and rates workers
on a numbered scale for each trait. The scores are meant to separate employees
into tiers of performers, which can play a role in determining promotions and salary
adjustments. However, the scale has disadvantages that make it difficult to use as an
effective management tool.
Considerations
Perception
No matter how the rungs on the rating scale are labeled, what is meant as a
compliment by the evaluator -- "you sometimes exceed my 'high' expectations" --
may sound like a C+ to the person being evaluated. And C+ sounds way too average
to most employees.
Feedback Block
Workers may not hear the positive feedback in any essay part of the evaluation
because they're fuming at a rating-scale grade they perceive to be too low. They may
also miss the suggestions for improvement because they're basking in a grade that
suggests their work is already superior. A rating scale becomes an obstacle to
substantive give-and-take about an employee's work.
Misleading Scores
Adding up to a final score assumes that an exceptional strength in one area can
mitigate deficiencies in others. Evaluators may allow the "halo effect" to skew the
evaluation, letting an obvious strength subtly boost ratings in other areas.
Middle Muddle
Graphic rating scales have proved best at identifying the very best and the very poor
employees. Because evaluators find it safer to operate in one zone of the scale, it
becomes difficult to differentiate employees who land in the middle group, especially
when those employees have different combinations of strengths and weaknesses.
Proximity Problems