Question

Performance Appraisals Define performance appraisals Describe the purpose of performance appraisals Discuss why you need to do a job analysis before designing a performance appraisal (Hint: discuss performance criteria and legal issues) Recommend best practices for conducting performance appraisals

Answer 1

Performance appraisal is nothing but evaluating the performance of individual in order to understand his/her capacity or abilities for further development. It consits of review of performance of employees within an organization.

Purpose of Performance Appraisal:-

The purpose of performance appraisal is to evaluate the performance of employees so that they can get feedback about their performance and motivate to improve their performance. So that the productivity or efficiency increases. Companies use Performance appraisals as basis for increasing salaries, training employees etc., So mainly the purpose is to evaluate and develop the abilities of employees in an organization.

Need to do a Jobanalysis before designing a performance appraisal:-

Job analysis is used to identify the tasks involved, skills needed and the responsibilities involved in performing a particular job. It also involves to identiy the equipment and tools required, the working conditions and the performance standards of a job.

While designing a performance appraisal, job analysis helps to identify the standards for performance evaluation. Through job analysis we can know what skills need to be evaluated.

Best practices for conducting Performance appraisals:-

1. Be objective in evaluating performance, because the employees accept the appraisal if it is objective rather than subjective opinion.

2. While evaluating the performance ask open-ended questions.

3. Compare the current evaluation with previous one so that one can check the progress and further guide the employee.

4. Keep records of the appraisal so that one can review and compare the records.

5. Made performance appraisals as continuous rather than annual by getting feedback from employees and managers etc.,