Participants don't have to go somewhere to attend workshops anymore, says Shauer. Companies are finding they just can't take people out of the workplace. It's just too expensive. Rhonda Mangieri likes the cost savings and convenience of intranet-based HR evaluations. She is vice president of human resources at Monarch Marking Systems, the Miamisburg, OH-based subsidiary of Paxar Corp. of White Plains, NY, a provider of bar code printers and related software, services, supplies and labels.
Some people can still print out the form, but normally the computer does it.
In fact, some departments even prefer the paperless way, she adds. Aside from convenience, going paperless significantly cuts down on Monarch's outside printing costs. Three-copy forms are no longer necessary. Employees like online evaluations for their convenience and flexibility. Filling out a performance evaluation is as close as an office computer if someone has a free moment, and it can even be done after hours on a home PC, says John Tamashaski, human resource manager for Cincinnati-based R.A. Jones and Co. Inc., designers and manufacturers of packaging machinery.