Writing Your Performance Self-Review Tip Sheet

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Theselfreviewisonetoolinwhichyoucancommunicatetoyoursupervisorspecificinformationregardingyouraccomplishments,resultsandoutcomes
ofyourperformanceduringthistimeframe.Writingyourperformanceselfreviewcanbeadifficulttask;however,iftakenseriouslyitallowsyoutofeel
ameasureofpersonalinfluenceoverthereviewprocessitself.

Preparation

Self-Review Information

Achievements
PurposeofSelfReviews
Whataccomplishmentsandachievementsareyouthemostproud
Thepurposeoftheperformanceselfreviewisawaytogaininformation
fromtheemployeespointofview.Thisinformationisvaluabletothe
ofsinceyourlastperformancediscussion?
supervisorbyhelpingthemcreateawellrounded,complete,and
Whatgoalsdoyouwishyouhadaccomplishedsinceyourlast
objectivereview.Theselfreviewwillopenthediscussionbetweenyou
performancediscussion,butdidnot?
andyoursupervisor.Usetheselfreviewtoprepareforyour
Whatwouldhavehelpedtoaccomplishthesegoals?
performancediscussionwithyoursupervisor.
Inwhatothermajorprojectsandinitiativesdidyouparticipateand

contributesinceyourmostrecentperformancediscussion?
PreparingaPerformanceSelfReview
Thekeytowritingagoodperformancereviewistheabilitytohighlight
Whatworkareyouperformingthatisoutsidethescopeofyour
yourpositivesbutmentionyourweaknessestoo.Theseweaknesses
currentjobdescription?
shouldbeincludedinamannerthatshowsyourwillingnesstolookinto
Identifywhatyoumostlikeaboutyourcurrentjob?
themandworkonit.Aselfreviewshouldbebelievable;nooneis
perfectafterall.Ontheotherhand,youmaytendtogooverboardand
TeamMemberStandardsofExcellence/HFHSLeaderCompetencies
betoocriticalofyourself.Thisprojectslackofconfidenceandmayforce
HowsuccessfuldidyoudemonstratetheTeamMember
yoursupervisortothinkandbelieveotherwise.Aperformanceself
StandardsofExcellence/HFHSLeaderCompetencies?
reviewisyouropportunitytodocumentyourownaccomplishments
Didyoudemonstratethebehaviorsexpectedforeach
duringtheyear.Yourinformationshouldbeconciseanddescriptive
SOE/Competency?
enoughthatyoursupervisorhasanaccuratepictureofthe
accomplishmentsdocumentedinyourselfreview.
Specificallyhowdidyoudemonstrateaboveandbeyondthese

expectations?
GettingOrganized
Youshouldusesomeorallofthefollowingdocumentstocompleteyour PerformanceGoals
selfreview:
Whatperformancegoalswouldyouliketoaccomplishduringthis
Midyearandotherprogressreviewsreceivedfromyour
nextyear?
supervisor
Howcanyoursupervisorhelpyoutoaccomplishtheseperformance
PerformanceNotes
goals?
Personalworknotes
Whatadditionalsupportcanthisorganizationprovidesothatyou

Examplesofyourwork(e.g.,reports,documents,etc.)

areabletoaccomplishthesegoals?

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Self-Review Information contd.

DevelopmentGoals
Whatdevelopmentgoalsdoyouhopetoaccomplishwithinone
year?
Whatresourcesandsupportdoyouneedtoaccomplishthese
developmentgoals.
Whatdevelopmentgoalswillhelpyouimproveordevelopyour
performanceinyourcurrentjob?
Whatadditionalsupportdoyouneedtoaccomplishthesegoals?
PerformanceRatings
Selectinga(3)performanceratingdescribesfullysuccessful
behaviorsexpectedforthatstandard.
Selectinga(4)performanceratingdescribesbehaviorthat
exceedthestandardsandisarolemodeltotheteam.
Selectinga(5)performanceratingdescribesbehaviorofaleader
and/orchangeagent.
HowToMentionAreasToImprove
Weaknessesmustbeincluded,butchoosingtherightwordscan
keepthereviewpositiveandflattering.Whenwritingaboutafailure
ormistakeavoidallnegativelanguage.InsteadofwritingIfailedto
meetthreedeadlinesthisyear,constructalistofgoalsforthe
comingyearandincludemeetingeachdeadlinewithqualitywork.
Thekeyistofocusonwhatwillbeimprovedinthefuture,rather
thanfailuresofthepast.Everymentionofanegativeshould
concludewithapositiveplanforfutureimprovement.

Your Online Writing Assistant

Learningtouseappropriateselfreviewperformancephraseswillhelp
boostthereviewyoursupervisorwritesaboutyou.TheonlineWriting
Assistantprovidessuggestedperformancephrasesforeachstandard.

Inperformancemanagement,openyourreviewform,scrolldownto
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instructions.

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Hereareadditionalexamplesofsometypicalperformancephrasesyoucouldusetodescribeyourperformance,dependinguponyourjobposition.
Sample Fully Successful Performance Phrases
Ialwaystrytokeepapositiveattitude,asmileonmyface,and
demonstratehowmuchIenjoymyjob.
Itrytobecheerfultohelpthosearoundmefeelwelcomeand
appreciated.
Ihaveanevendemeanorthroughgoodtimesandbad.Idothis
tohelpotherskeeptheirenthusiasmbothpositiveand
negativeincheck.
Ihaveacalmpersonalitytokeepanevenattitude
Ibringahighlevelofenthusiasmtomyjob.Itrytoalwaysseta
goodexamplefortheteamandbeherewhentheyneedalift.
Eventhoughwehavedifficultsituationsanddecisionstomake,I
maintainapositiveoutlook.
Iliketobuildtrustwithmyteambybeingapositiveforceonthe
team,congratulatinghighperformersonsuccesses,andworking
withthosethatneedassistancetoimprove.
Itakegreatprideinmyworkwithourpatients/customers.
Iskillfullyovercomepatient/customercomplaints.
Iunderstandthelatitudetoensurecustomersatisfactionanddo
everythingnecessarytoretaincustomers.
Iamverygoodatkeepingpatients/customershappy.
Idealwithanypatient/customercomplaintswithacalm
demeanor.Iamverygoodathandlingdifficultsituationswith
patients/customers.
Iunderstandhowtolistentocustomersandextractthosedetails
whichmakeabigdifferencewhendealingwithourclients.

Mytimemanagementabilitieshaveoftenbeennoticedand
appreciatedbymyteammembers.
Ikeepmanagersandcoworkersinformedofmyworkprogress.

Ireportallnecessaryinformationtomycoworkers.

Sample Fully Successful Performance Phrases

Oneofmycorestrengthsistheabilitytoimmediatelyconnectwith
someone.
Iamaverycompetentcommunicator
Iclearlycommunicatewithmyemployeesandtheyunderstandmy
expectations.
Iamclearlygoodatcommunicationasevidencedbymy
effectivenessinresolvingcustomerproblems.
Iamareliableemployeewhoarrivesontimeandleavesontime.
Mybreaktimesarewellplannedanddonotexceedtheallotted
time.
Imeetallcompanystandardsforattendanceandpunctuality
IbegineachdayrefreshedandreadyforanychallengesIwillface.
Ischeduletimeoffwellinadvance.
Iamconscientiousofotherswhenschedulingtimeoff.
Myabilitytochangedirectionwhenrequiredisanassettothe
team.
Iamaninnovatoratheartmyskillatinspiringnewideasaddsa
lottotheteam.
Ihaveanimaginativepersonalityandamveryresourcefulintimes
ofneed.
Whenamajorproblemarises,Iusecreativeproblemsolvingtolook
atdifferentsidesofanissue.
Ithinkoutsidetheboxwhencraftingsolutions.
Ishowingenuitywhenfacingdifficultsituations.
Wheneverweneedafreshlookataproblem,Itrytoprovidea
novelperspective.
Iconstantlysearchfornewideasandwaystoimproveefficiency.

Iamexcellentatkeepingwritteninformationaboutmy
assignmentsandprojects.

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Sample Opportunities to Improve Performance Phrases

Overthenextyear,Iplanonworkingtoimprovemyimagination
atworktothinkmorecreatively.
SometimesIhavedifficultythinkingoutsideoftheboxand
creatinginnovativesolutions.
Iplanonimprovinginnovationfortheupcomingyearbyseeking
outnewopinionsandideas.
Ihaveatendencytoaskforhelpfromotherpeoplemore
frequentlythanresearchingpotentialsolutionsandfixes.
Attimes,Icanbebriskandtothepoint.Idontmeantooffera
negativeimpression,butsometimesIamveryfocusedonthe
workathand.
IamworkingtoimprovehowIdealwithothersandcustomers.
Sometimes,Idonotfollowupwithcustomersquicklyenough.
ThoughIhavesomelowmarksonpatient/customersatisfaction
surveys,Iamworkingtoimprovethosescores.
Icontinuetoworkonimprovingmyabilitytoovercome
patient/customerobjections
Iamoccasionallylateforworkandwillimprovethisareaby
focusingonshowingupontimeeachday
Ineedtoimproveshowinguptoworkontimeandkeepinga
normalworkschedule.
Overthenextyear,Imgoingtoimprovemeetingssotheyrunto
theirprescribedtime
Someofmybreaksmayrunalittlelong,butIwillimprovemy
schedule.

Iwillworkontakingheavytrafficandweatherintoaccountfor
arrivaltime.

Sample Opportunities to Improve Performance Phrases

Atfirst,communicationswasnotmystrongestattribute;however,
afteralotofwork,Ihavebecomeaverygoodcommunicator.
Mywrittencommunicationisgreat,butIneedtoimprovemy
verbalcommunicationskills.
Myverbalcommunicationskillsareverygood,butIneedtowork
onmywrittencommunicationskills.
IbelieveIeffectivelycommunicatewithmyfellowteammembers,
butImustimprovecommunicationwithmymanagementteam.
IfindattimesthatIammorepracticalthancreativeinmany
aspectsofmyjob.