Poor Employee Performance Feedback: Computational Biologist

Shows unwillingness to share knowledge about the company or encourage other employees to keep up-to-date with the company's structures, rules, systems, networks and environment

Is not able to bring together aspects of a policy or trend into a clear picture for other employees to understand

Redirects the conversation or situation to something positive by focusing on something else other than what the argument started about

Avoids confrontational body language, such as maintaining eye contact for long periods of time or making aggressive gestures

Fails to handle both personal and workplace conflict according to the company's policies

Always complaining about the workforce but does nothing to better it

Often shows up at work with uncombed hair and in wrinkled clothes

Inconsistent in following and keeping major ethical business practices that matter to the company

Makes sure one has all the information needed before starting any task or project in order to avoid producing incorrect work

Consults with someone familiar with how a task is done, if possible, to make sure one is doing it right

Initiates a conversation by asking questions, sharing something about oneself and allowing the other person to share

Continues interacting with the person one has gotten to know in order to know each other better professionally and personally

Blames others for own unfortunate decisions and actions rather than accepting responsibility for own behavior

Does not keep track of own performance thus fails to know when one needs to reward oneself for job well done or when one needs to improve certain areas

Hardly pays attention to rules and regulations and requires constant supervision

Strays from the truth and does not give credit where due

Does not show willingness to learn more about specialized technology fields

Makes little effort to learn how to operate modern electronic devices

Does not understand the importance of backing up data on a regular basis

Lacks enough knowledge on how to use different versions of computer operating systems

How do you manage a project plan, set timelines and milestones, and involve team members in order to deliver on time?

In your opinion, what are some of the common procedures that should be eliminated in your company? Explain why.

Is there a time when you have had to deal with a difficult person at work? What was the problem? How did you go about it?

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

Do you develop an action-oriented plan to improve competence and impact in the workplace?

Are you able to develop supervision skills in others through your own experience?

Are you introducing a good or bad example to other employees who are watching you?

Are you able to tell others to present themselves professionally without feeling guilty of doing the opposite?

Can you give an example of a time when you were able to demonstrate your ability to follow instructions?

Describe a situation when you felt that instructions to a certain task or project were not communicated well. What did you do?

Describe a time when you were successful in building a relationship with a difficult person at work. How did you go about it?

Describe a time when you have met resistance while trying to build a relationship with a colleague. How did you deal with it?

Describe a task that required you to remain self-disciplined from the start to the end. How did you manage it?

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

How do you avoid temptations to use dishonest data, figures, and facts to support conclusions?

What efforts have you made to enhance your intellectual understanding of legal guidelines pertaining equitable treatment?

Have you ever utilized the power of modern computing power to assist you in making better decisions?

Have you ever advocated the use of modern electronic devices that can assist in sharing and storing data more efficiently?

Have you ever tried to create a computer network unsuccessfully? How did you solve the challenges faced?

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