Poor Employee Performance Feedback: Research Associate

Prefers doing things on one's own; Does not listen to team members' ideas on how to solve a problem or improve a situation in the group

Does not persuade others to act in the best interests of customers, colleagues and other teams within the company

Presents a warm, unique look that attracts customers, coworkers, and staff

Work hard to ensure good looks, and hard work go together

Does not allow team members to help in other departments

Always competes with the coworkers instead of working in harmony

Gives all the tasks intermittent attention rather than concentrated attention

Very likely to spend time complaining rather than doing the expected

Always goes above and beyond the job description and duties to satisfy the customers

Highly committed to maintaining punctuality that has contributed to a large extent to the overall success of the team

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

Takes time to organize one's desk in order to ease the sense of losing control that comes from too much clutter

Makes little effort to overcome obstacles, resolve problems, or find alternative methods to accomplish tasks or projects

Constantly needs the management's input in regards to the end goals of the projects one is assigned or their results

Hardly bothers to assess whether the current procedures, practices, and policies are diverse

Shows little willingness to accept feedback, learn, and listen to concerns of others

Demonstrates poor critical thinking skills and hardly bothers to examining the validity and truth of arguments

Shows unwillingness to learn how to use mathematical techniques to manipulate data

Spends most of the available time engaging in activities and thoughts that do not produce results

Shows unwillingness to work steadily towards both career and personal goals

Can you describe a team experience which you have found rewarding?

Can you describe the most disappointing team experience you have ever had? Is there anything you could have done to prevent it?

What are your personal motives behind your dressing and grooming?

Do your dressing and attitude create a professional atmosphere that attracts people?

Can you be relied upon to lead the team without the management following up?

What are your strengthens and how do you utilize them in the group?

Do you show up daily for work or you give excuses to be absent?

Do you seek new opportunities to make you grow or you are not open minded?

Have you sighted any improvement from the last evaluation season?

Do you establish personal priorities to enable you to complete first tasks first?

Give an example of a time when you have worked with a team that was facing a very stressful situation. How did you help the team members handle the situation?

Describe a time when your project was faced with a situation that was not anticipated. How did you handle it?

Describe a time when you have been very successful in accomplishing your goals. What made this possible?

When you have a lot of projects you need to complete, what do you do to accomplish them effectively and promptly?

What efforts are you making to promote professional development courses and forums that enhance diversity?

What efforts are you making to assess whether the current procedures, practices, and policies are diverse?

Have you ever failed to communicate the purpose and outcomes of a research clearly? How did you correct the situation?

How often do you break bigger issues into smaller manageable parts when faced with complex situations during research?

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?