Lack of Rater Preparedness

The raters cannot be sufficiently trained to carry out performance management activities. It becomes a serious restriction when the technical competence of a ratee would be evaluated by a rater who has restricted functional specialisation in that area. The raters can not have adequate time to carry out appraisals in systematic manner and conduct thorough feedback sessions. Sometimes the raters might not be competent to perform the evaluations owing to a bad self-image & lack of self-confidence. They might also get confused while the objectives of appraisal are somewhat vague and unclear.