Fill and Sign the Instructions Answer Each of the Questions below as Honestly as Possible Form

APPRAISAL SYSTEM EVALUATION FORM Instructions: Answer each of the questions below as honestly as possible. The answers will not be used to rate your performance as an appraiser but to rate the effectiveness of the appraisal system as a whole. 1. For what purposes do you use the information obtained during performance appraisals? Write the number "1" opposite the use that is most important to you, then rank the others accordingly (2, 3, 4, 5). USE HOW IMPORTANT? As a counseling tool For staffing planning for affirmative action purposes To motivate employees to improve their performance as a basis for merit raises 2. How do you feel that appraisal interviews have affected (if at all) your ability to communicate with your subordinates? Do you say things during the interview you might be hesitant to say at other times? Are you more honest, critical, or more outspoken than you would normally be? ___________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. Have you ever used performance appraisal feedback to rate your own performance as a supervisor? Why or why not? ___________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. What changes would you like to see in the appraisal form(s)? ___________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 5. Where do you keep your copies of the appraisal forms, and how often do you refer to them? ___________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 6. What kinds of comments have you received from your employees about the way performance appraisals are handled? ___________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 7. Is there any particular area (interviewing skills, use of the appraisal form, etc.) in which you feel you could use more training? ___________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 8. Additional comments: ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ Date: __________ Appraiser's signature: ______________________________________