Editing Performance appraisal (section)

===Personnel===

The personnel method is the recording of withdrawal behaviors (i.e. absenteeism, accidents). Most organizations consider unexcused absences to be indicators of poor job performance, even with all other factors being equal;<ref name="Staw"/> however, this is subject to criterion deficiency. The quantity of an employee's absences does not reflect how dedicated that employee may be to the job and its duties. Especially for [[blue-collar jobs]], accidents can often be a useful indicator of poor job performance,{{sfn|Howes|Muchinsky|2022|p={{page needed|date=September 2024}}}} but this is also subject to criterion contamination because situational factors also contribute to accidents. Once again, both types of criterion inadequacies result in reduced validity of the measure.{{sfn|Howes|Muchinsky|2022|p={{page needed|date=September 2024}}}} Although excessive absenteeism or accidents often indicate poor job performance rather than good performance, such personnel data is not a comprehensive reflection of an employee's performance.{{sfn|Howes|Muchinsky|2022|p={{page needed|date=September 2024}}}}