An employee performance review is designed to measure a worker's performance, level of satisfaction, quality of work and understanding of the company's mission, according to HR World. Once a yearly task required for job raises and promotions, the employee assessment is used more and more on a regular basis to maintain a productive and contented workforce, evaluate training needs and design career paths.
Step 1
Check attendance records. Employees who are continually late or miss an inordinate number of workdays usually are not as productive as other workers. According to HR World, one employee's attendance problems also can affect the work of others at the job.
Step 2
Consider the quality of employees' work as well as the quantity when gauging the success of their performance. If work must be redone or is refused because of poor quality, however, the production numbers may be skewed. Consider the quality of the work in addition to the quantity to get a clearer overall picture of the employee's work product.
Step 3
Gather input from supervisors and co-workers. Interpersonal skills, ability to follow direction and attitude are important aspects of an employee's ability to get the job done in a timely and cost-effective manner. Immeasurable skills may be more difficult to pinpoint, however. Input from the employee's immediate supervisor and others with whom he comes in contact every day is an important ingredient to measure the progress and potential of an employee.
Step 4
Use the review time to address personal grooming and adherence to company dress codes, especially if the employee continually shows up for work dressed inappropriately. Personal grooming that may offend other employees often is difficult to address, which is why you should make it an integral piece of the regular assessment process so employees will know to expect it as part of their evaluations.
Step 5
Build in time to hear the employee's thoughts through a self-appraisal process, a component of most modern employee performance reviews. Employees should be encouraged to rate their supervisors and use the assessment time to make suggestions on how to improve employee relations and company communications, according to Appraisals.com.
Tips and Warnings
- Employees should know what is expected of them in order to successfully engage in a productive review. Give employees time to prepare for a review that will include their self-assessment. Make sure employees know about company goals and expectations so they can work to achieve success.
- Don't use one-size-fits-all review forms and software applications for your entire workforce. According to the University of California at Berkeley, performance reviews should be relevant to the employee's job.
Things You'll Need
- Attendance records
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