4 tips for preparing for your annual performance review
6 May 2014
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Often considered stressful, the annual performance review has become, over the years, a required step for many employees. Facing their manager, they take stock of the past year and discuss their professional prospects and aspirations. Here are 4 tips to follow to properly prepare for your annual performance review (and succeed).
Demystifying the performance review
Your performance review is scheduled for next week and you're already trembling at the thought of facing your boss's criticisms. Why not try to take it easy and approach the interview more calmly? Certainly, having an interview where your superior reviews your professional year is always stressful. Tell yourself that, like a job interview, it's just another exercise in rhetoric. The more you worry, the more likely you are to lose your composure.
On the contrary, if you approach this interview calmly, you are more likely to appear confident and thoughtful in the eyes of your boss. Free from stress, you will also be more likely to justify yourself if your boss reprimands you, or to calmly explain your professional demands and salary expectations. Moreover, Cadremploi.fr reminds us that the performance review is often a difficult time for the manager as well. It is never easy to deliver criticism or announce bad news.
Asking the right questions beforehand
The success of your annual performance review requires a minimum of preparation and, above all, requires asking the right questions beforehand.
"What are the key points of this interview?" "Did I succeed in meeting the objectives that were set for me last year?" "If not, why not?" "How can I remedy this?"
And because the annual interview is also an opportunity for employees to review their career progress, don't forget what you expect from this interview. What are your goals? A salary increase, training, more responsibilities?
To not "undergo" this annual performance review, and to be fully involved, write down all the points you want to discuss, as well as those that need clarification. Don't hesitate to bring your notes to the interview. Not only will this prove that you prepared for it, but also that you are invested in your work.
Be prepared for criticism (and accept it)
Despite your best efforts, you did not achieve the objectives your employers set for you last year. Mentally prepare yourself to face your superiors' reprimands, to accept them...but also to justify yourself to them!
How? By referring to the evaluation grid provided by your company. Thanks to this, you will be able to become aware of the missions you successfully completed during the past year, but also those you have not yet managed to accomplish.
Using the evaluation grid will allow you to humbly accept your mistakes and failures, but also to propose solutions to quickly achieve the objectives that have been set for you.
Stay positive and motivated
Finally, the last piece of advice, remember to stay positive and motivated! Just because you haven't been able to complete all the missions entrusted to you doesn't mean you're a bad employee. During your annual performance review, remember to remind your boss that you are a serious person. Show them that you are invested in the company and that you want to grow by being proactive.
Charlotte Arce.
Terrafemina.com
Posted online May 6, 2014.
Demystifying the performance review
Your performance review is scheduled for next week and you're already trembling at the thought of facing your boss's criticisms. Why not try to take it easy and approach the interview more calmly? Certainly, having an interview where your superior reviews your professional year is always stressful. Tell yourself that, like a job interview, it's just another exercise in rhetoric. The more you worry, the more likely you are to lose your composure.
On the contrary, if you approach this interview calmly, you are more likely to appear confident and thoughtful in the eyes of your boss. Free from stress, you will also be more likely to justify yourself if your boss reprimands you, or to calmly explain your professional demands and salary expectations. Moreover, Cadremploi.fr reminds us that the performance review is often a difficult time for the manager as well. It is never easy to deliver criticism or announce bad news.
Asking the right questions beforehand
The success of your annual performance review requires a minimum of preparation and, above all, requires asking the right questions beforehand.
"What are the key points of this interview?" "Did I succeed in meeting the objectives that were set for me last year?" "If not, why not?" "How can I remedy this?"
And because the annual interview is also an opportunity for employees to review their career progress, don't forget what you expect from this interview. What are your goals? A salary increase, training, more responsibilities?
To not "undergo" this annual performance review, and to be fully involved, write down all the points you want to discuss, as well as those that need clarification. Don't hesitate to bring your notes to the interview. Not only will this prove that you prepared for it, but also that you are invested in your work.
Be prepared for criticism (and accept it)
Despite your best efforts, you did not achieve the objectives your employers set for you last year. Mentally prepare yourself to face your superiors' reprimands, to accept them...but also to justify yourself to them!
How? By referring to the evaluation grid provided by your company. Thanks to this, you will be able to become aware of the missions you successfully completed during the past year, but also those you have not yet managed to accomplish.
Using the evaluation grid will allow you to humbly accept your mistakes and failures, but also to propose solutions to quickly achieve the objectives that have been set for you.
Stay positive and motivated
Finally, the last piece of advice, remember to stay positive and motivated! Just because you haven't been able to complete all the missions entrusted to you doesn't mean you're a bad employee. During your annual performance review, remember to remind your boss that you are a serious person. Show them that you are invested in the company and that you want to grow by being proactive.
Charlotte Arce.
Terrafemina.com
Posted online May 6, 2014.
