Chapter 8. Writing Guidelines

Good managers don’t always write good performance appraisals. Here’s a review prepared by Rob, an intelligent, hardworking, well-respected manager. He rated his review as being “. . . very good: succinct and to the point.”

Do you agree with his assessment?

Job Title: Marketing Assistant

  • Factor: Quality of Work

  • Comment: Excellent

  • Factor: Productivity

  • Comment: Great job last Friday!

  • Factor: Job Knowledge

  • Comment: Knows his stuff

  • Factor: Reliability

  • Comment: Very good with paperwork

  • Factor: Attendance

  • Comment: Fine

  • Factor: Independence

  • Comment: Very good

  • Factor: Creativity

  • Comment: Could come up with more ideas

  • Factor: Decision making

  • Comment: Good

  • Factor: Cooperation

  • Comment: Needs to work on it

Overall rating: Mostly very good

The brevity ...

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