Barry works as a janitor in a large department store, along with four other janitors. Last week, his boss died suddenly. The manager of the operations department called Barry into her office and asked him if he would please take over the role of supervisor to the janitors (his late boss’s old position). Along with the position comes more pay and no more cleaning. He accepts the position and is told he will begin the job on Monday and that an HR specialist will shadow him for the next month while pointing out to him his new tasks. Which kind of training is Barry getting ready to experience?
(1) What are the three major methods of conducting appraisals? Briefly explain each one.
(2) What method is described here? Justify your answer.
(3) Write a memo to HR explaining why you feel this method of performance evaluation needs improvement, and give three specific examples of the improvement you recommend based on the scenario above.