10 Performance Review Preparation Tips

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• You should be listening and taking in feedback that might seem negative at times. Explain that you understand these are things you can improve upon.

• You should mention any training you have undertaken and explain how it helped you improve your performance.

• You should understand the purpose is to help you do your best work and understand better how your contributions have helped or hurt your employer.

• “Keep in mind that it’s your 45 minutes or hour with your manager to talk about where you think you’re doing things well, where you think you have some things you’d still like to learn and where you can improve,”

• “Focus on your achievements that grew revenue, cut costs or transformed a process.”

• “Proactively draft goals for next year to position yourself as forward-thinking with a growth mindset,”

• “Show you’re already planning to capitalize on this year’s efforts by contributing on an even larger scale next year.”