A performance appraisal is the structured practice of regularly reviewing an employee's job performance. It evaluates how well an employee's work aligns with their job criteria, skills, achievements ...

As we settle into the new year, one meeting often weighs heavily on the minds of employees: the performance appraisal review. For some, it’s a time of validation and recognition, while for others, it ...

Performance appraisals are documents managers love to hate and HR professionals love to have. When done right, performance appraisals can be highly useful. But when done wrong they can demoralize ...

To weight or not to weight? For employees at companies that use weighted performance appraisals, some yearly goals or other job expectations count more than others. However, some HR professionals say ...

Performance-focused layoffs, highlighted by Qualcomm's planned job cuts, link workforce reductions to employee productivity ...