The _____ method requires a manager to write a short write-up describing each employee's performance during the rating period.
A) forced distribution
B) ranking
C) essay
D) critical incident

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The essay method requires a manager to write a short write-up describing each employee's performance during the rating period. The forced distribution method requires managers to rate a certain percentage of employees as high, average, or low performers. The ranking method requires managers to rank employees in order of best to worst based on their performance. The critical incident method requires managers to document specific incidents of positive or negative performance throughout the rating period. Therefore, the best choice is option C, the essay method.

The _____ Method Requires a Manager to Write a Short