Page 8 - Employee Evaluations

 Ratee Training

 Ratees who receive training and understand the evaluation system
tend to be more committed to its goals

 They should understand why the evaluation is being conducted,
how it will be used, and what their role is in the process

 Training informs ratees of the levels of performance expected of
them
Rater  Rater Training

Training  Should receive training in the development of performance
standards and objectives, goal setting, observation, and recall and
documentation skills

 Should learn how to complete the evaluation instruments, how to
give performance feedback, and how to avoid rating errors

 Personal biases need to be removed from the rating process.

 Training can be provided through a variety of methods: in workshops
conducted in-house by the HRM department or off-site by trainers from
universities or consulting firms or computer information technology (CIT)
tailored to the performance evaluation process