subject: Appraisal: Motivation for Employees [print this page] This entire process depends upon how well the rater and the employer who is being rated understand each other. It should be taken care that the meeting should take place confidentially and there should be no interruptions in between. Questions asked by the employee or the rater should come to a conclusion. This will help the rater understand the ways to improve the employee's performance and similarly the employee can understand why the rating was given.