Design the performance appraisal form for the position or targeted job for which you’ve some firsthand knowledge. First: be clear regarding the purpose of assessment procedure: i.e., will the assessment be employed to allocate merit pay, measure training requires, or make layoff and promotion decisions? Next: specify and discuss the key competences or attributes which will be assessed. At last: specify the rating format which will be employed: Will employees, for instance, be compared to some absolute external standard or will they be compared to their peers?