🤝 How Are Peers Selected in Competency Assessments?

In the competency assessment process, peer evaluators play a key role. But who are these peers and how are they selected? Let’s take a look!

✍️ 4 Different Methods for Peer Selection

In competency cycle settings, peers can be assigned in one of the following four ways:

1. Assigned by the system administrator
   
   

2. Automatically assigned based on the organizational structure
   
   

3. Managers assign peers for their own team members
   
   

4. Employees select their own peers – they suggest peers, and managers approve or adjust them
   
   

The system is flexible: you can choose a centralized approach or allow managers/employees to select peers themselves.

📌 Note: Regardless of the method chosen, peer assignments are made after the cycle has been created.

📍 How Does the System Administrator Assign Peers?

If you’re using the first method, peer assignments are managed from the cycle reports page.

Path:
Administration > Cycle Management > Reports (of the relevant cycle)

On this page, locate the user who needs a peer evaluator, and assign a new peer under the relevant evaluator type.

⚠️ Things to Keep in Mind

• Each evaluator type is defined based on the employee’s position.
  
  

• If no peer evaluator type has been defined for a given position in the cycle settings, you won’t be able to assign peers for employees in that role.
  
  

• Example: If the position “HR Intern” does not have a peer evaluator type defined, then peers cannot be assigned to this role.
  
  

✅ That’s it!
With the right peer selection setup, the assessment process will run much more smoothly and fairly. 🚀