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

A Data Entry Operator enters data into a database using a computer and the relevant software as well as updating, verifying, and researching data. He/she also retrieves data when needed and also ensures it is accurate by verifying and reviewing as well as maintaining its confidentiality.

Other duties include creating and updating databases, creating backup files for the data, receiving and preparing source data by sorting and compiling information based on priorities, decide which data needs to be archived, tracking the documents received, providing assistance to other employees on data entry, training and mentoring new data entry operators and other employees, providing assistance to other employees in finding information when needed and distributing reports.

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

CRITICAL THINKING: Critical Thinking is the ability to think clearly and rationally while understanding the logical connection between ideas in a reflective and independent thinking.

Finds it challenging to arrive at a concrete conclusion after undertaking any evaluation.

Not willing and inflexible to change tact or strategy when the initial plan fails to achieve the desired effect

1

ACCURACY: Accuracy refers to the closeness of a measured value to a known value or standard that is passed by the governing laws.

Takes time to perform tasks and is never in any hurry to ensure they are accurate.

Tries to emphasize accuracy to those he or she works with and sets a goal standard for accuracy levels.

2

DEDICATION TO WORK: Dedication to Work is a devotion or setting aside the scheduled time that you are required to work each day consistently without fail as well as being on time and giving 100% of your efforts to doing quality work.

Speaks negatively about the business but positively about the co-worker's competition

Uses company time to advance personal agenda rather the company's agenda

1

ENJOYMENT OF THE JOB: Enjoyment of the Job is the ability to enjoy what you do rather than enjoying what you earn from it.

Always focuses on the negative aspects of one's job and does not seem interested in exploring the positive side of it

Is always late at work and takes sick leaves even when it is not necessary

1

HANDLING STRESS: Handling Stress is the skill to balance the requirements of the job and your abilities or available resources in performing it.

Speaks up diplomatically and calmly if one has too much to handle

Makes to-do lists, prioritizes one's tasks and schedules enough time to complete each task in order to avoid stress from piled-up tasks

2

RESULTS ORIENTATION: Results Orientation is knowing and focusing on outstanding results and working hard to achieve them because they are significant.

Nimbly navigates obstacles and problems even when facing complex and unique circumstances

Plans, prioritizes and balances tasks in order to meet goals, commitments, and deadlines effectively

2

SELF-DISCIPLINE AND SENSE OF DUTY: Self-Discipline and Sense of Duty is an active effort which helps in developing set ways for your thoughts, actions, and habits empowering your to stick to your decisions.

Takes credit for work done by someone else; misrepresents a product or service in order to get a sale

Focuses own efforts on irrelevant tasks and fails to do what actually needs to be done

1

SCHEDULING: Scheduling is creating daily workflow charts that the employees are supposed to follow when working and submitting their projects.

Demonstrates inability to identify more important tasks first and focuses more on quantity than quality

Makes little effort to create effective and reliable project schedules

1

COMPUTER SKILLS: Computer Skills are the necessary computer working skills that each employee need to have while seeking to get admitted into the professional world.

Hardly knows how to troubleshoot basic computer hardware problems and is unfamiliar with most basic hardware components

Lacks enough knowledge on how to create, use, and troubleshoot computer networks

1

DATA ENTRY: Data Entry is a skill to key in information from various sources as directed by the management while keeping to the policies and procedures of the company and ensuring they are accurate.

Demonstrates a negative working attitude and does not pay attention to detail

Shows little willingness to work in a team and puts little effort to work independently

1

Self Evaluation

Self Evaluation Question

Employee Comments

CRITICAL THINKING:

How well do you consider all the factors available before making your decision?

Do you always try to inquire further, what could be the missing elements that could achieve a positive outcome?

[employee comments]
ACCURACY:

Are you keen when it comes to gathering data and information?

Are you someone who needs constant monitoring or supervision to deliver reliable work?

[employee comments]
DEDICATION TO WORK:

Are you available to do what is expected of you within a set timeline?

Do you give your very best in a group setting or you sit back and allow others to do your work?

[employee comments]
ENJOYMENT OF THE JOB:

When you have extra time available in the workplace, what ways have you found to make yourself more productive?

Can you describe a time when you made a suggestion to improve the work in your department? What was the outcome?

[employee comments]
HANDLING STRESS:

Can you describe a situation at work that really stressed you out to the maximum? How did you handle it?

Is there a time when your work has been criticized? How did you receive the criticism?

[employee comments]
RESULTS ORIENTATION:

Is there a time when you were not satisfied with the results you achieved for your goals? What was the problem?

Describe a project/goal that required you to pay attention to detail. How did you go about accomplishing it?

[employee comments]
SELF-DISCIPLINE AND SENSE OF DUTY:

Is there a time when you were not pleased with the outcome of your goals? If yes, how did you go about it?

How do you schedule your tasks and activities for the day in order to remain focused and motivated to accomplish them?

[employee comments]
SCHEDULING:

What efforts are you making to update your list of activities and track project schedules?

Is there a time you failed to use standard scheduling terminologies? What did you do to correct the situation?

[employee comments]
COMPUTER SKILLS:

How often do you seek for assistance when faced with a challenge when using a computer service?

Have you ever tried to use different versions and types of computer operating systems? Did you learn anything new?

[employee comments]
DATA ENTRY:

How often do you work in a team and how often do you work independently?

What are you doing to improve your spelling, punctuation and grammar when typing?

[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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