3. 1. GATHER FOUNDATIONAL
INFORMATION
• Review your job description and the
goals, competencies and development
plans set out for you at your last appraisal.
• Gather any regular reports you've created.
• Review your last appraisal and look at the
feedback and ratings you were given

4. 2. REVIEW YOUR PERFORMANCE
JOURNAL NOTES
• Notice any trends or recurring themes that
reveal things.
• Keeping a record of your
activities, accomplishments, successes
and challenges as they happen helps you
capture details

5. 3. PREPARE A LIST OF YOUR
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
• It's important to relate them to your goals
and higher level organizational goals.
• Don't get caught in the trap of focusing
only on the last few months of
performance.
• Make note of any training or development
activities you completed.

6. 4. DO A SELF-EVALUATION
• Use the same performance appraisal form
your manager will be using for evaluation.
• It is helpful to list or cite specific examples
of your work to backup your ratings.

7. 5. PREPARE A LIST OF AREAS FOR
DEVELOPMENT
• Identify any areas where you felt you
struggled.
• Identify any areas where you would like to
expand your skills/experience/expertise &
also think about your career plans.
• Be honest about your struggles.

8. 6. DRAFT GOALS FOR THE COMING
PERIOD
• Take a proactive approach and draft some
possible goals based on your job
description.
7. SHARE YOUR PREPARATIONS WITH
YOUR MANAGER.
• You should share the materials you've
prepared with your manager before your
performance appraisal meeting.

9. 8. PREPARE AN OPEN MIND
• Prepare yourself for your performance
appraisal meeting with your manager by
trying to relax and let go of any
defensiveness you're aware of.

10. CERTAIN OTHER FACTORS
• Become familiar with the review process.
• Prepare for an upcoming review.
• What should you do if you get a poor
review?
• What should you take away from a
performance review?

11. CONCLUSION
• It's your career! . Make the most of the
opportunity your performance appraisal
offers to make your contributions known
and to get meaningful feedback and
direction that will help you grow. Proper
preparation and participation can help
ensure that.