HR management

Self performance appraisal

1. Definition of self appraisal

Self-appraisal is a method of performance appraisal that is done by employee (appraisee).

2. Advantages of self appraisal

• By having employees do some sort of self evaluation before the actual review meeting, the review meetings can be shorter.

• If done properly and tactfully, encouraging employees to self evaluation or self appraise at any time during the year, including around the actual review meetings, help convey the message that the process of performance management and appraisal is a team effort, and not something the manager does to the employee.

• Whey self appraisal is an accepted and integrated part of the performance management process, it encourages employees to self evaluate throughout the year.

• Self-ratings are particularly useful if the entire cycle of performance management involves the employee in a self-assessment.

• The developmental focus of self-assessment is a key factor.

• Approximately half of the Federal employees in a large survey felt that self-ratings would contribute “to a great or very great extent” to fair.

• Self-appraisals are particularly valuable in situations where the supervisor cannot readily observe the work behaviors and task outcomes.

3. Disadvantages of self appraisal

• Research shows low correlations between self-ratings and all other sources of ratings, particularly supervisor ratings. The self-ratings tend to be consistently higher. This discrepancy can lead to defensiveness and alienation if supervisors do not use good feedback skills.

• Sometimes self-ratings can be lower than others’. In such situations, employees tend to be self-demeaning and may feel intimidated and “put on the spot.”

• Self-ratings should focus on the appraisal of performance elements, not on the summary level determination. A range of rating sources, including the self assessments, help to “round out” the information for the summary rating.

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