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Student Employee Performance

All employees benefit from feedback on their work performance. You may wish to conduct performance appraisals for you student workers. The following are some suggestions you to assist you.

• Performance appraisals need not be complicated or time consuming, but they are an important part of the work experience. As a supervisor, you also need some kind of record to use as time goes by to provide an accurate reference for student workers.
• Appraisals should be a two-way discussion between supervisor and student workers and encompass the duties that have been performed and those that could be improved upon.
• Some supervisors may give appraisals every term or even more frequently. Others may use six-month appraisals for students who are expected to work for a year or more.
• Remember that appraisals never take the place of day-to-day coaching and direction. Rather, the appraisal serves as a summary and some documentation you can use if you are asked to provide a reference for a student.

Resources

• Student Employee Performance Appraisal