How Do You Write Employee Performance Reviews?
Employee performance reviews are an important and challenging part of a managerial role. The process should balance honesty and fairness with constructive criticism and an outline of expectations. It also requires effort, on the part of both the employee and manager, to be open and objective. This article will give you tips on how to write an employee performance review. Solicit feedback from the employee’s customers. This applies to both internal and external customers. Develop a brief, standardized form that asks customers to rate the employee on a scale (your choice). Add sections for free-form comments. Make certain to ask that the forms be returned to you directly by a specific date. Stress that the feedback will be confidential, in order to receive honest feedback. This will give you some input about the employee’s performance with those she services inside and outside the company, plus give you opinions other than your own for the review. Not all customers will return the forms,