PERFORMANCE

APPRAISAL
 DEFINITION
• Performance Appraisal is a process of
obtaining, analyzing and recording
information about the relative worth of an
employee.
• performance appraisal is the systematic,
periodic and an impartial rating of an
employee’s excellence in the matters
pertaining to his present job and his
potential for a better job."
 Objectives of Performance Appraisal
To review the performance of the employees over a given
period of time.
To judge the gap between the actual and the desired
performance.
To help the management in exercising organizational control.
Helps to strengthen the relationship and communication
between superior – subordinates and management –
employees.
To diagnose the strengths and weaknesses of the individuals
so as to identify the training and development needs of the
future.
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To provide feedback to the employees regarding their
past performance.
Provide information to assist in the other personal
decisions in the organization.
Provide clarity of the expectations and responsibilities of
the functions to be performed by the employees.
To judge the effectiveness of the other human resource
functions of the organization such as recruitment,
selection, training and development.
To reduce the grievances of the employees.
 Performance Appraisal Methods

Performance Appraisal
Methods

Traditional Methods Modern Methods

 Traditional Methods

Checklists Rating Scales

Forced choice Method
Comparative evaluation approach
Forced distribution method
Traditional Methods Cost Accounting Method
Critical Incident Method
Essay Method
Behaviourally anchored scales
Annual confidential Reports
Field Review Method

Performance tests and observations

 Modern Methods

Management by
360 degree Appraisal
Objectives

Modern Methods

Psychological
Appraisal Assessment Centers
 VSS CONSULTANTS
• Assessment Centres are events that comprise
a variety of assessment techniques including
exercises or simulations. We help you to
develop your people by identifying their areas of
strength and the areas where they need help.
Whether you are recruiting senior executives or
temporary manual workers we work with you to
ensure that you employ the best methods to
select the right people for the job.  
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• Assessment Centres are events that comprise a variety of

assessment techniques including exercises or simulations.
We help you to develop your people by identifying their areas
of strength and the areas where they need help. Whether you
are recruiting senior executives or temporary manual workers
we work with you to ensure that you employ the best
methods to select the right people for the job.   
• Communicating the Right Messages Successful
assessment design depends on the incorporation of key
messages about your organisation. You may wish to
communicate professionalism, opportunity, internationalism,
integrity, optimism, approachability, or any other virtues that
differentiate you as an employer. Your assessment process is
a vital opportunity to send the right messages to participants
and to leave them with a positive and realistic impression of
what you have to offer.
• Enjoyment : We design exercises not only to be
challenging, but also to be enjoyable. Our aim is for
candidates and assessors to enjoy assessment events.
We achieve this by incorporating humour and human
interest into engaging and meaningful tasks in
Assessment Centres.
• Realism : Simulations that accurately reflect the subtlety
and complexity of real life situations offer observers the
opportunity to assess representative behaviours. We
design our Assessment Centre exercises to provide
realistic samples of the candidate’s behaviour at work.
• Exercises and Competency : Our assessment centres
are designed around competencies, which are the
behaviours differentiating between average and star
performers. Our exercises are designed to simulate job
conditions closely and to draw out the best from
participants.

• Self-sufficiency : We firmly believe that organisations

are capable of running Assessment Centres on their
own. Hence it is our endeavour to develop internal
expertise and to transfer the technology to the
organisation.
• Talent Management : We help you to identify
your talent through Assessment Centres. The
Assessment Centre technique is the most valid
technique of assessing people in the world. It
has stood the test of time and grows from
strength to strength. We incorporate the best
specialists in Assessment Centres, trained and
experienced in one of the world’s oldest and
most respected assessment systems.

• Our Assessment Centre Services provide you a

complete bouquet to take you.
 Our Assessment Centres are based on the work content
of the organization and are hence closely related to the
organization. Thus they enjoy greater acceptability in the
participants and carry greater weightage. Our
Assessment Centres are pleasant experiences both for
the participants as well as the assessors and carry no ill-
effects.
• We customize our Assessment Centers to your
organization and your exclusive requirements.
• We also have the capability of adapting our Assessment
Centres for the following needs and more:
• Selection and Placement
• Potential Appraisal for
• Promotion Decisions
• Career Planning
• Succession Planning
• Individual and Organizational Development
• Comparative Studies between Departments and Units
• We also give you your data in the form and shape most
acceptable to you and help you use it to best effect both
for the organization as well as each individual because
we believe in