Sometimes the rater must select the best statement(or even pair of statements) four choices. the form is constructed, HR specialists usu code the items on the However categories such as learning ability, performance, and interpersonal relations. Then effectiveness can be computed for each category by adding up the number of times each category is selected by the rater. The results then show which areas need further improvement the supervisor is usually the rater, although subordinates or peers may evaluations. because
The forced choice method has the advantage of reducing rater bias some employees must be rated as superior to others. This approach also is easy to administer and fits a variety of jobs. Although practical and easily standardized, the general statements may not be specifically job-related. Thus this method may have limited usefulness in helping employees improve their performance. Even worse, an employee may feel slighted when one statement is checked in preference to another For example, the rater checks"learns quickly" in number 1 above, the worker may feel that his or her hard work is being overlooked. This method is seldom liked by either the evaluator or the employee because it provides little useful feedback