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1. Help is at Hand…
   Eva, if you can email me the sort of competencies/skill sets you are going to appraise I will email back a form similar to the one I currently use, along with briefing notes etc.

   Jo Reeves-Hairs

2. Some useful web sites
   APPRAISAL SYSTEMS

   http://www.bcsolutionsmag.com/aprsl.htm
   A general web site explaining the process and purpose of appraisal systems – a good little article.

   http://www.escape.ca/~rbacal/permgt.htm
   A web site that purports to be a resource page in reality this page has one interesting article on why marking systems are so often a disaster. Apart from this, this site sucks.

   http://www.hr.arizona.edu/buildownpa.htm

   A web site from Arizona State University which helps people to develop a DIY appraisal system – excellent if this is what your after. It even has templates for documents!

   http://www.hr.msu.edu/Depts/comp/perfmapp.htm
   Michigan State University have published all their documentation for appraisals, worth looking at for ideas and inspiration when developing your appraisal scheme.

   http://www.performanceappraisal.co.uk/pa_sys.htm
   A good British site! Numerous articles and ideas for appraisal systems, part of a commercial training and consultancy companies web site. A definite site to visit for ideas.

   http://www.work911.com/performance/particles/stuphr.htm
   A site detailing Seven Stupid Things Human Resource Departments Do To Screw Up Performance Appraisals.

   http://www.zigonperf.com/resources/examples.html
   A collection of performance measures which you can edit to suit the job profiles you have within your own organisations.

   http://www.performance-appraisal.com/home.htm#intro
   A superb site with tips, hints and ideas on how to set up and run an appraisal system, superb!

3. Appraisal forms and guidelines
   My employer has them at:

   http://staff-development.cant.ac.uk/appraisal/appraisal.htm

   Try support staff documents.