Andres Manuel Olivares Miranda shares his best advice for how to ace your next work performance review.

1. HOW TO ACE
YOUR
PERFORMANCE
REVIEW
ANDRES MANUEL OLIVARES MIRANDA

2. Annual performance views are the dread of many. No one
wants to hear about their weaknesses and what they could
be doing better at your job. Unfortunately, discussing our
weaknesses are the only way to overcome them. Before your
next review, follow these steps to ensure you get the most
out of your review and make it as enjoyable as possible
ANNUAL
PERFORMANCE
REVIEWS

3. HAVE THE RIGHT
ATTITUDE
Don’t approach your review as something you
need to get over with quickly. Prepare for your
review the same way you would for an
important interview. Use it as a time to
approach your boss with any questions or
concerns about your role, as well as a chance
to receive honest feedback on your
performance. While you want to go into the
meeting confident about your position, don’t
be arrogant and demand acknowledgment of
your hard work. Try to think of yourself as an
equal to your boss and sell them on the service
you provide.

4. Over the course of a year, there are numerous
important deals and projects that you’ve had a
hand in achieving success on. But, if you have to
think of them all of the top of your head, you may
not be able to list them all. To avoid forgetting to
discuss an important project, keep a running list
of your accomplishments that you update as soon
as something has finished. This way, you don’t
forget any of the important tasks that you’ve
done for the company. Also keep note of what
impact this had on the company, including
quantitative data, internal reports, and your
boss's previous feedback.
KEEP A RUNNING
LIST OF YOUR
ACCOMPLISHMEN
TS

5. Most likely, your boss will bring up areas that you
previously identified as weaknesses and will want to know
how you’ve been working on improving them. Make sure
you have an answer. You should be able to provide your
boss with concrete steps you’ve taken to become better at
your weaknesses, and what you plan to do in the future to
continue working on improving them.
HAVE SOLUTIONS
FOR YOUR
WEAKNESSES

6. LISTEN CLOSELY
AND FOLLOW UP
Because everyone makes mistakes, your boss
will probably discuss some areas where you
could improve your performance. Listen to
this and take it to heart. Your boss is telling
you this because they want you to do better,
not because they want you to fail. Once you’ve
had a chance to absorb these areas, request a
follow-up meeting where you can discuss a
plan to tackle and improve on those areas.