How to Ace a Performance Review
Performance review experiences vary from company to company with some employees and employers alike labeling the process as counterproductive in terms of enhancing workplace morale or employee performance. However, a performance review can be a mutually rewarding experience when it is approached by both the employee and the supervisor in a professional and enthusiastic manner. If you want to ace your performance review you need to prepare ahead of time to make your review less intimidating and more productive.
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Instructions
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Consult the data provided to you after your last performance review; direct the larger part of your focus to assessing any low or average marks you received. If you have improved in these areas, make a note to mention this at your upcoming review. If you have not improved, investigate why and note the reasons in advance to avoid the need to formulate an on-the-spot explanation for your continued low scores.
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Refer to your job responsibilities as they were provided to you at hiring. Write notes addressing how you meet each responsibility assigned to you while focusing on any responsibilities that you excel at within your company. Also, list any responsibilities you have taken on outside of your job's stated description.
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Prepare a selection of advance statistics related to your specific accomplishments for your company. For example, list the amount of revenue your efforts earned the company during the last 12 months or the amount of money your innovations saved. Let your supervisor know how you improve the bottom line at your company.
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Review your goals for the past work year and write notes relating the number of those goals that were met or exceeded. Focus on how your meeting your professional goals helped improve your company.
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Compile any congratulatory notes or memos received from within your company in a portfolio. Include work samples within your portfolio if you work in an industry where work samples are a standard method of review.
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List your professional goals for the 12 months after your upcoming performance review. This goal list helps demonstrate your commitment to your work and lays the foundation for your next review.
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Craft a summary relating the information recorded in your notes. Focus on your largest accomplishments during the past year and your goals for the next year. Present the summary to your boss in memo form prior to or after your meeting to ensure he has access to your data when compiling the results of your performance review.
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Accept any criticism gracefully. If provided with the opportunity, discuss the reasons for the critique and ways to improve this area of your work performance with your supervisor. Otherwise, acknowledge the comment and let your boss know you will work to improve this shortcoming immediately and that it will not be an issue at your next review.
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Tips & Warnings
When you do not have a prior performance review to reference as your prepare, ask your supervisor and your co-workers to explain the standard format of a review at your company.
Memorize relevant statistics and accomplishments prior to your meeting to avoid referring to your summary memo during your performance review. Your supervisor needs to see that you can speak about your accomplishments, merits and shortcomings without reviewing notes.
