Abstract: A method of rating employee performance includes: a) receiving a list of nominated raters from the employee, including at least one manager of the employee, a plurality of the employee's peers, and a plurality of the employee's direct reports; b) electronically soliciting and receiving manager approval of the list of nominated raters; c) electronically notifying the approved raters with instructions for rating the employee; and d) receiving employee ratings data from the approved raters, wherein the steps of electronically soliciting and electronically notifying are automated. The process also includes training all users of the system in a manner in which the ratings are calibrated by comparing case studies to specific behavioral examples to provide immediate feedback to the user in a training process which is fully automated.

Abstract: A Website and online system for providing human resources information and services. The invention is configured to retrieve a cookie from a client computer in response to the client's HTTP request at the Website wherein the cookie contains an employee identification credential having at least a name and an employment function attribute. The invention is additionally configured to present human resources information and services to the client, at least one of which comprises access to the employee's personal data of record wherein the human resources information and services presented are based on the employee identification credential. The invention is further configured to receive input from the client updating the employee's personal data of record.