5 ways to derive the best results from your appraisal process

It’s the appraisal season and most of us will either going in for our performance review discussions or are already over with it. But before you get your letters, ensure you have followed a few basic rules to get the best of the appraisals. BI India gives you check-list of the things that should be done before their appraisals are done.

Authentic performance discussions

V Suresh, executive vice president and chief sales officer, Naukri.com said that an employee must ensure that he has had authentic performance review discussions before the appraisals processes get over. “He should ensure that he has got an honest feedback from his supervisors and reporting manager about his performance,” he noted.

Give honest feedback

Not only is it important to get an authentic feedback for your work, it is equally important to share your feedback about the work environment constructively. An employee must talk about factors that affect his productivity. “Also, one must talk about his achievements as most often than not, reporting managers tend to forget an individual employees’ achievements as they are managing a team,” said Suresh.

Market yourself well

During an appraisal discussion, it is important to clearly mention the extra initiatives you have taken up during the year. “An employee is expected to do extra work apart from fulfilling his KRAs,” pointed out Suresh. Hence, take notes of all that you have done in the past year and bring them to your manager’s notice.

Sync aspirations

It is important to sync your professional goals with those of the organisation. Talk about what you want to do in the organisation and how you want to see your growth in the company. Do SWOT analyses of yourself, which will also help you understand what your goals are. Thus, you can clearly explain to the management on how you want to grow i

Set realistic expectations

In an appraisal, it is always best to set realistic expectations. Evaluate your work and accordingly set expectations and talk about them. It is important to remember that appraisals is not just given on the basis of on an individual’s performance but also on how the vertical and the company have performed overall.

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