Assignment Description: HR Manager Role Play: Delivering a Performance Appraisal with Counseling and Performance Improvement Plan

Imagine that you are the Director of Human Resources for ABC Hospital. You have been receiving complaints from several department managers about one of your recruiters, Mary Smith. It's time for Mary's annual performance appraisal, and you know that Mary will need a Performance Improvement Plan.

The managers have various complaints about Mary, some of the issues they mention include:

• taking too long to fill open positions,
• suggesting candidates that are not well-qualified,
• non-responsive to inquiries and has a poor attitude when questioned about status of jobs,
• inaccessible because of habitual late arrival.

For this role-play assignment, please create a script for delivering a performance appraisal for Mary Smith, including employee counseling and a performance improvement plan.
Your submission can be designed as a verbal script of what you would say to Mary, or you can create a written letter to her. You should include the type of performance appraisal that in your opinion would be the best solution for this situation. Be sure to include not only the messages you will give Mary, but also any questions you would ask her. 

Parameters:  Your submission can be designed as a verbal script of what you would say to Mary, or you can create a written letter to her. You can be creative, but be sure to include not only the messages you will give Mary, but also any questions you would ask her. 

Minimum length: 3 pages excluding cover and reference pages. Your reference page should include the textbook and any online presentations related to performance appraisal, counseling and performance improvement plans. If you use outside resources, be sure to cite them using proper APA 6th edition style.