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2. A PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL (PA), ALSO REFERRED TO AS A PERFORMANCE
REVIEW, PERFORMANCE EVALUATION, (CAREER) DEVELOPMENT DISCUSSION, OR
EMPLOYEE APPRAISAL IS A METHOD BY WHICH THE JOB PERFORMANCE OF AN
EMPLOYEE IS DOCUMENTED AND EVALUATED.

3. PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS BENEFIT BOTH EMPLOYEE AND EMPLOYER. IT IS A
TIME TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK, RECOGNIZE QUALITY PERFORMANCE AND SET
EXPECTATIONS FOR FUTURE JOB PERFORMANCE. ... CONDUCT EVALUATIONS ON
ALL EMPLOYEES ON A REGULAR SCHEDULE, AT LEAST ANNUALLY, SO EMPLOYEES
KNOW IT IS A REGULAR PART OF THEIR EMPLOYMENT.

4. AN EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL IS A PROCESS—OFTEN COMBINING BOTH WRITTEN
AND ORAL ELEMENTS—WHEREBY MANAGEMENT EVALUATES AND PROVIDES FEEDBACK ON
EMPLOYEE JOB PERFORMANCE, INCLUDING STEPS TO IMPROVE OR REDIRECT ACTIVITIES AS
NEEDED.

5. PERFORMANCE GOALS ARE SHORT-TERM OBJECTIVES SET FOR SPECIFIC DUTIES OR TASKS IN
YOUR CURRENT JOB POSITION. THESE GOALS HELP EMPLOYEES KNOW WHAT IS EXPECTED OF
THEM IN THEIR POSITION AND HELP ENSURE MANAGEMENT THAT EMPLOYEES ARE FOCUSED ON
THE RIGHT THINGS

6. PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL IS A SYSTEMATIC PROCESS THAT EVALUATES AN INDIVIDUAL
EMPLOYEE'S PERFORMANCE IN TERMS OF HIS PRODUCTIVITY WITH RESPECT TO THE PRE-
DETERMINED SET OF OBJECTIVES. ... VARIOUS PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL METHODS ARE
FOLLOWED BY ORGANIZATIONS TO ENSURE FAIR APPRAISALS TO THEIR EMPLOYEES.