Lynzie's Performance Review

As the end of my first year at my job comes to an end, it is also time for my very first annual performance review. There is a two week window to schedule my review in, but since the company is small there is very little competition for the time slots. I scheduled my appointment for the day after my birthday and the day before I had off. I figured that it was a good idea to sandwich a performance review between two good days on the off-chance the review didn’t go as planned.

To prepare for the review we are all asked to fill out an evaluation form that lists our goals and duties, as well as a few other things. I am supposed to rank myself, out of five, on each item and then defend myself in the comments section. This actually ends up being a little bit more difficult that I initially thought. In the end, I decided I did an excellent job for this year, considering I was initially hired to be a Junior Project Manager and ended up having to be the only Project Manager at the company.

When I entered the Chief Engineer’s office, he handed me a copy of my review sheet but with the rankings and comments according to how the thought I did this year. Then we discussed each point and why I got the score that I did. I ended up doing very well. We then discussed what my goals and duties for the next year will be so I have a clear picture as to what is expected of me for 2010.

Overall the process seems much more intimidating that it turns out to be. I knew that I had demonstrated my skills as a manager this year and that was reflected in the review.