What is the purpose of employee evaluations?
The two basic principles behind an employee evaluation are to provide a means of describing job performance and a means of discussing that performance. Employee evaluation systems have tools to help poor performers and recognize good performers.Goals And ObjectivesAlignment of individual goals and objectives with those of the organization helps direct efforts in the same direction. The employee evaluation is a tool in describing how individual responsibilities fit into the larger picture.Evaluating Job PerformanceDescribing how well a person did his job compared with the organization’s standards is a major goal of employee evaluations. Driving accountability for a workers’ functions and responsibilities is the outcome.FeedbackProviding a means to discuss areas needing improvement and areas done well is a second major goal of employee evaluations. The discussion is a two-way communication between the supervisor and the employee.Celebrating SuccessIf goals are met or exceeded and the ove
