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        | selects most and least valued employee from remaining pools of employees |  | 
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        | each employee is compared with every other employee one at a time on each criterion |  | 
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        | rater categorized employees into one of three groups according to how well they meet expectations |  | 
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        | rater prepares a written statement describing the employees strengths and weaknesses |  | 
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        | rater maintains a record of incidents indicative of both positive and negative behaviors of the employee |  | 
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        | rater answers with a yes/no series of questions about the employee's behaviors |  | 
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        | rater indicated various employee traits and behaviors on a scale |  | 
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        | behaviorally anchored rating scales |  | Definition 
 
        | rater employs highly descriptive scales to indicate employee's performance |  | 
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        | employees rate themselves and comparisons are made with ratings by various stake holders |  | 
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        | rater establishes goals for the employee to achieve during the next period of employee is evaluated on his or her success |  | 
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        | rater sets a standard of an expected level of output and compares each employee's performance to the standard |  | 
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        | what to provide in performance appraisal interview |  | Definition 
 
        | position description and standards, evaluation form, report of the previous review, objectives for next review, instructions on how to prepare for the meeting |  | 
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        | conducting the review process |  | Definition 
 
        | review and update position description and standards, discuss performance rating, highlight strengths, discuss objectives not met and discuss future performance |  | 
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        | avoid use of terms potentially misconstrued when addressing deficiencies |  | Definition 
 
        | attitude, work ethic, professionalism and weakness |  | 
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        | suggestions for addressing deficiencies |  | Definition 
 
        | limit criticism to one or two major problems, reserve critical remarks util positives have been accentuated and maintain open dialogue |  | 
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        | performance appraisal interviews |  | Definition 
 
        | need to ensure reliable process, typically happen annually, effectiveness needs to be monitored |  | 
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        | motivation and informal feedback |  | Definition 
 
        | support from supervisors goes a long way, keeps employees satisfied, informal feedback should be rendered on a consistent basis |  | 
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        | performance appraisals are closely linked to |  | Definition 
 
        | employee motivation, performance, commitment, and turnover |  | 
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