University of Washington Human Resources

UW ARC 360 Selecting Raters

Selecting Raters

• Choose people that you believe will provide honest and open feedback.
• Consider a diverse population of raters such as your manager(s), direct reports, peers, customers, and colleagues inside and outside the UW who can accurately assess your skills and abilities.
• Ask your manager(s) for their thoughts about who could provide you with helpful feedback; they may think of someone you haven’t.
• You can choose up to 20 individuals to rate you, and you will assign each to a group (Manager, Direct Reports, Colleagues, or Others). We recommend that you invite the following:
  • Your Manager(s)
  • All Direct Reports (minimum of 4 needed for data by group)
  • 5 Colleagues (minimum of 3 needed for data by group)
  • 5 Others (minimum of 3 needed for data by group)
• For any group, if the minimum number does not respond, their data will be added to total ratings but will not be separated by group. We strongly recommend that you identify more than the minimum number shown above for each group in case someone cannot participate.

Submitting Your Raters’ Names and Contact Information

• A POD representative will ask you to send the name, complete and accurate email address, and the relationship (group) of each of your raters.
• Return the rater information to POD.

Communicating With Raters

• After you’ve completed and returned the rater information, we strongly suggest that you communicate with your raters.
• Inform raters about the process and what it is you are asking of them; be sure to reinforce that the feedback they provide will be anonymous (although feedback from your manager(s) will not be).
• Encourage your respondents to be honest and candid. Remember, the goal of this process is to collect helpful feedback that will aid in your individual growth and development.
• See the template below for a sample email to send to your raters.

Sample Email to Send to Raters