Use this sample and step by step explanation to craft a meaningful employee performance feedback review for an intermediate architect. Find the right words with quality phrases.

The Intermediate Architect is responsible for preparation of plans and specifications for the construction or alterations of buildings.

The primary responsibilities include supporting the senior planners and engineers on large projects, visiting construction sites to gather information, preparing original architectural plans, diagrams plus data visualization, receives instructions on specific assignment objectives and independently providing solutions for these aims, assisting in writing specifications, working from plans and ideas of others to compile data and perform design computations, recommending procedures in planning matters, performing limited design assignments under the general supervision, independently evaluating, selecting and applying standard preparation techniques, procedures and criteria used to judge minor modifications.

Employee Performance Review Sample

Employee's Name: Title:
Review Period: __/__/__ to __/__/__ Employee SSN:
Work Location: Supervisor's Name:

Instructions

  1. Rating: Rate the employee against the core skills based on how well he/she demonstrates each skill. Give scores 1, 2, or 3 for each rating depending on the employee's performance.
  2. Comments: Use this area to give examples of employee's performance phrases. The phrases should describe how well an employee has performed on previously set goals based on the given core skill.
  3. Summary: Use this section to give a summary of the employee's strengths and areas for improvement or development. Recommend a step increase for an employee who has met the expectations and performance improvement plans for one who doesn't meet expectations.
  4. Human Resources Review: Human resources manager must examine and indicate whether he/she concurs with the evaluation and comments. If the manager agrees, then he/she must sign the evaluation form. If he/she doesn't concur, then he/she must provide reasons explaining why this is so.
  5. Signatures: Sign the evaluation form and give it to the employee to go through and answer the Self Evaluation Questions. Ask him/her to sign and date the evaluation form before giving it back to the human resources for filing.

Rating Meaning

The employee fails to perform the most important aspects of the job satisfactorily. Requires close guidance to carry out routine jobs. He/she needs significant improvement in all areas. Meetings should be held between the employee and the supervisor to discuss performance deficiencies.

1

Employee routinely meets and exceeds expectations in all areas of responsibility. Produces high-quality work that at times exceeds expectations. Consistently meets the most critical annual goals. Occasionally produces timely and accurate results.

2

The employee consistently and significantly exceeds the communicated expectations by producing exceptionally high-quality work. He/she demonstrates exceptional knowledge of his/her duties and is highly recognized by others as an authority in his/her area of work.

3

Supervisor's Feedback

Skill

Comments

Rating

LISTENING SKILLS: Listening Skills are a practical ability to accurately receive and interpret messages you receive during the communication process to ensure flow and accuracy are maintained.

Interrupts others when they are expressing their views and opinions.

Show signs of being easily distracted by other things during a conversation.

1

INNOVATION: Innovation is the process of translating new invention into a service that creates value or brings better solutions that meet the requirements.

Always willing to take risks to achieve great innovative results.

Encourages others to appreciate and use their skills and abilities in the right way.

2

FACILITATION: Facilitation is making tasks or life easy for others while ensuring the daily running of successful meetings or workshops or business at large.

Does not allow group members to air their views; posts items on the discussion boards more than the group members

Does not provide group members with materials or tools necessary for effective group discussions

1

DEALING WITH DIFFICULT PEOPLE: Dealing with Difficult People is learning how to tactfully calm down an obnoxious person who is either verbally attacking you or stealthily criticizing you or your professional contribution.

Reacts with extreme emotion such as crying which stimulates the other person to do more of the difficult behavior

Takes the reactions of a difficult person personally and allows oneself to become emotionally charged in reaction to him/her

1

CREATIVITY: Creativity is the skill of turning new and imaginative ideas into reality through the ability to perceive the world in new ways, find hidden patterns, make connections between unrelated phenomena and generate solutions.

Crafts viable and inventive solutions required during a crisis season

Expert at taking creative ideas and changing them into workable solutions

2

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AND DIVERSITY: Equal Opportunity and Diversity means having employees from a wide range of background that includes different ages, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religious belief, educational background, physical ability and treating them equally.

Submits both to the management and coworkers giving everyone an easy time

Respects the opinions of others without interfering, using what is beneficial only

2

ETHICAL BEHAVIOR: Ethical Behavior is acting in policies that are consistent with what the society and individuals typically think are good morals or values.

Continues to dishonor the authority even with several given warnings

Openly play favorites without caring how the rest of the people feel

1

PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS: Personal Relationships is the relationship between individuals who have or have had a continuing relationship of any nature either professional or informal.

Engages in inappropriate relationships or presents an unprofessional side of oneself when connecting with colleagues on social media

Builds work relationships with only the people in one's peer group or people one is similar to, which limits own career path

1

ROLE AWARENESS: Role Awareness is the ability to be informed of your role in a given environment as well as understand the expectations placed on a position and to see how they are met apparently.

Waits to be handed down directives or mission statements instead of involving oneself in the growth of the company

Often sets unclear and unrealistic goals and thus gets frustrated or blames other employees when one doesn't meet them

1

TECHNICAL SKILLS: Technical Skills are the abilities and knowledge mostly related to mechanical, IT, scientific and mathematical needed to perform specific tasks in the workplace.

Demonstrates little knowledge about how complex systems and processes work

Does not understand how to follow technical specifications when designing new systems

1

Self Evaluation

Self Evaluation Question

Employee Comments

LISTENING SKILLS:

Give an instance that you have been defensive during a conversation. How did it turn out?

How well do you receive and apply the instructions given out?

[employee comments]
INNOVATION:

Give an instance that you had to fall on your plan B when things did not work out as intended?

How well do you respond to issues and what do you feel is your weak point when dealing with problems?

[employee comments]
FACILITATION:

Is there a time when you have had to deal with a group member who does not attend group meetings? How did you go about it?

What are some of the methods you have used to solve conflicts in your group?

[employee comments]
DEALING WITH DIFFICULT PEOPLE:

How would you deal with a team member who is always picking fights with others or is difficult to work with?

What are some of the techniques you have used or things you have done to improve your ability to handle difficult people?

[employee comments]
CREATIVITY:

Have you exhausted all your creative skills and solutions that would be beneficial to the business?

Do you value and implement creative skills that you learn from others

[employee comments]
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AND DIVERSITY:

Are you lost in your world such that you don't care about others?

Do you make friends depending on how well they work with you or who they are?

[employee comments]
ETHICAL BEHAVIOR:

Have you acquired a relationship of trust with other co-workers and management?

Do you give honor where it's due or do you withhold it from those who have done well?

[employee comments]
PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS:

How do you establish rapport with other employees? What are some of the things that you have done to gain their confidence?

What have you done to improve the relationship between you and your bosses? How has this relationship benefited your career?

[employee comments]
ROLE AWARENESS:

Describe a project that required you to demonstrate role awareness. What was your role and what was the outcome?

Explain how your department has benefited from employees being more aware of their roles. How has this benefited the company at large?

[employee comments]
TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Have you ever made suggestions that improved an existing technical system?

What efforts are you making to learn new technologies and remain updated with technology?

[employee comments]

Summary

Sections 1-4: To be completed by the supervisor

Section 5: To be completed by the employee

1. Exceeds Job Related Expectations

2. Areas to improve

3. Goals completed since last performance feedback

4. Goals for next period

5. Employee comments

Signatures

I acknowledge that I discussed this performance feedback with my supervisor. My signature does not mean that I agree or disagree with this appraisal.
Employee: Date:
Supervisor: Date:
Human Resources: Date:

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