5 Tips to keep in mind while taking up the performance appraisal.

Always have an open mind.
It is normal to judge people and, to have an intuition about them which may not always be correct. So before going to the appraisal discussion with the manager we normally tend to feel that he will not accept to our rating and he will give all the credit to a particular person or might be biased by regional, caste, creed feeling. Such perceptions normally tends to influence the person not to put forth his valiant effort and achievements, also this will assist any biased manager to go ahead and fulfill his unjust nepotism.

So we should always go for a appraisal discussion with an open mind considering the manager as a new person to whom we have explain all the efforts done to achieve the job objective.


Consolidate the list of achievement for the year.
Before taking up the discussion we should recollect the mail proof for the deliverables achieved. Major mistake will happen when we try to judge our effort ourselves because the solution provide could not be complicated one but the situation in which it was delivered or the impact which was averted because of the just in time decision should be highlighted . So let the achievement be big or small, just list down all the achievements before accepting to have a discussion with the manager.

Never accept for an appraisal discussion without preparation.
Casual calls by the manager over the telephone could surprise us when he sits there with our appraisal form. At that situation we will have to accept the hasty decision which ever the manager imposes on us. So show your state as not prepared for such discussion and fix up the meeting on a later date.

Best practice is to mutually accept the job objective before taking up the project.
Every one would have faced a situation where the appraiser will comment that this is what expected and you have achieved it for an effort which should be acknowledged with better rating. To avoid such situation the best practice is to decide on the expectation mutually before taking up the project and having a copy of it during the appraisal discussion.

Fill the appraisal form completely and never leave any item for granted.
The grave mistake done by every person while filling up the appraisal form is that thinking that the manager will remember the efforts and sacrifice done by an individual during the project. So jot down each effort and related importance such that any intentional negligence by the manager can be avoided. So never depend on manager’s memory.

Happy appraisal!!!

with regards
kannan G