performance appraisal
A formal assessment of an employee's work performance, typically conducted by a manager.
speakingWork and economy
IELTS use
Relevant for talking about workplace practices and human resources.
Examples
- Performance appraisals are usually conducted annually.
- The performance appraisal process can cause anxiety for some employees.
- Her performance appraisal highlighted her strong communication skills.
- The company uses performance appraisals to decide promotions.
Collocations
- conduct a performance appraisal
- The manager conducts a performance appraisal every six months.
- annual performance appraisal
- The annual performance appraisal is scheduled for December.
- performance appraisal system
- A fair performance appraisal system is crucial for morale.
- performance appraisal results
- Performance appraisal results influence salary increases.
Word family
- Noun
- appraisal, performance appraisal
- Verb
- appraise (performance)
Paraphrases
- performance review: More common in everyday language.
- job evaluation: Sometimes used for job design, but can overlap.
- employee assessment: More general, including formal and informal.
Common mistakes
- I had a performance appraisal with my chef. to I had a performance appraisal with my manager.. 'Chef' is kitchen-specific; use 'manager' or 'supervisor'.
- The appraisal was performed annual. to The appraisal was performed annually.. 'Annual' is an adjective; use 'annually' as an adverb.
- He appraised my performance. to He appraised my performance.. This is actually correct, but 'appraised' can be confused with 'apprised'.