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performance appraisal

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noun

  1. the assessment, at regular intervals, of an employee's performance at work

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The agreement required the authority to improve its employee performance appraisal process.

From Seattle Times Dec. 14, 2023

Even today, staff members say — and performance appraisal forms reiterate — that supervisors prioritize raising money and starting projects.

From New York Times Aug. 10, 2022

It is not unusual for a performance appraisal to uncover an employee who is on the wrong career path.

From Encyclopedia.com Feb. 5, 2018

He was the guy who had received “Excellent” on every performance appraisal for the past 20 years.

From Forbes Sep. 23, 2014

In 1981, civil service reform faces critical challenges, all agencies must have fully functioning performance appraisal systems for all employees, and merit pay systems for compensating the government's 130,000 GS-13-15 managers.

From State of the Union Address by Carter, Jimmy

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