performance appraisal1 c( H" e1 N8 Q" o6 N
formal evaluation of an employee's achievement of (or failure to achieve) previously established goals/ a2 j# d* h7 \# B [1 m
example: ' ?9 M" v4 T% N After their first six months, all new employees met with their supervisors and received a written performance appraisal; older employees had a performance appraisal every year.