With my work appraisal approaching I wondered, has anyone got any tips? What are the Do's and Don'ts of job reviews?
Put together your own personal development plan with target dates and required training (again dates and costs) Be prepared to challenge what is said about you (if derogatory) and escalate if needed. If your appraisal is good than ask what rewards you can expect as a result and what do they intend to do to promote your development.
Ah that complicates things Unless one of them is gay Short skirt low cut top etc works well on the blokes but I suspect not so well on the ladies
</p> </p> I used the last part of that sentence as a closing shot - absolute belter! Thank you very much.They weren't expecting that! </p>
Depends who's doing your appraisal Mine are the same every year, it's just something that has to be done and a box ticked, a waste of time really. Get feedback throughout the year, nothing should crop up at an appraisal that you aren't expecting.
RE: Ah that complicates things Do you find that going for the "short skirt, low cut top" approach works for you when you go for your appraisal?
If your appraisal counts toward your salary review, as I expect it will, just prepare yourself with lots of examples of how you exceeded the expectations that were set of you. If you can't think of any, try to lie within good reason. Tell your appraiser that you are a very strong performer and keeping telling them this until they actually believe you. You may get an extra 1 or 2 percent in your pay packet. Or maybe not.
That's the big problem with the way appraisals are generally done They should NEVER be linked to salary reviews. What's the point? You're hardly going to get honest feedback. But as you say that's how most companies do them. I disagree with ES - they can be more than just ticking the boxes if done right. Compared to feedback over the year they should be a more long-term, strategic even, look at where the relationship between the employer and the employee is going. But more often that not it's a tick in the box and a step towards IIP, or whatever. Which is a shame.
