Use this sample and step by step explanation to craft a meaningful employee performance feedback review for a breaking news reporter. Find the right words with quality phrases.
A Breaking News Reporter is responsible for gathering news and information to keep the public informed about them as they happen.
The principal duties of this role include gathering new as they occur, reporting the news as immediate as they happen, regularly updating digital editions of news, collection and assembling news from different commendable sources to be relayed to the public, delivering updated news analysis that allows the public to witness and understand history in the making, collecting, verifying and analyzing thoroughly the newsworthy information, contributing to the news or opinion blogs, contacting, interviewing and researching sources of news presented, cooperating with reporters, chief editor and producers, staying up to date with the latest current events by studying papers, attending events etc. assembling findings into a stable story.
Employee Performance Review Sample | |
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| Employee's Name: | Title: |
| Review Period: __/__/__ to __/__/__ | Employee SSN: |
| Work Location: | Supervisor's Name: |
Instructions |
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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 |
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| ORGANIZED WORKPLACE: Organized Workplace is a vital characteristic that helps the business to thrive for long term due to the sense of structure and order which efficiently promotes the team spirit. | Not aware of all the company's rules and procedures and keeps making mistakes now and then. Manages time in an improper way leading to work piling up overtime. | 1 |
| URGENCY: Urgency is the speed that drives businesses fast in order to keep them from disconnecting from what they are aiming to achieve but pursue it with a sense of urgency. | Willing to learn new methods of handling assigned duties with great pace and urgency. Strives to find workable solutions to challenges being faced in the workplace. | 2 |
| INNOVATION: Innovation is the process of translating new invention into a service that creates value or brings better solutions that meet the requirements. | Lacks proper confidence when it comes to expressing ideas and opinions. Seems comfortable in a comfort zone and is not willing to go the extra mile. | 1 |
| KNOWLEDGE OF JOB: Knowledge of Job is essential to every employee who needs to have a clear understanding of how their jobs fit into the overall organization to eliminate carelessness and laxity. | Is always in a hurry to finish a task or project thus misses important steps or submits poor-quality work Gets depressed when faced with challenges; is not able to remain when faced with a difficult situation | 1 |
| INITIATIVE: An initiative is the ability to assess and initiate things independently often done without any managerial influence offered. | Takes the initiative in overcoming obstacles and meeting the organization's goals Always ready to take on more tasks even before finishing the first | 2 |
| ORIENTATION TO WORK: Orientation to Work is the introduction that is given to a new worker whereby he is introduced to coworkers and given relevant information like schedules, performance standards, benefits and facilities, names of the supervisors, etc. | Stand up tall with confidence when making decisions that require much thought Avoids personal confrontations in the workplace while looking for workable solutions | 2 |
| POTENTIAL FOR ADVANCEMENT: The potential for Advancement is the ability to make something better by being more skillful, more efficient, and more useful to produce high-quality results. | Sets very unrealistic goals which are not fulfilled or realized Jumps from one project to another without reaching any set goals or accomplishing set targets | 1 |
| EMOTION MANAGEMENT: Emotion Management is the ability to realize, readily accept and successfully control feelings on oneself and sometimes in others around you by being in complete authority over your thoughts and feelings that are generated whenever your values are touched. | Makes hasty decisions when angry and later regrets the consequences Reacts quickly to anger without first determining if the response will be the most productive | 1 |
| DEADLINES - ON TIME: Deadlines - On time is the ability to prioritize the important tasks and setting up a plan on how to work on them first to deliver within the set period. | Makes excuses when one makes mistakes or fails to meet deadlines instead of holding oneself accountable and showing the willingness to improve Keeps a to-do list but does not use it effectively thus ends up missing an important task or deadline | 1 |
| RESOURCE USE: Resource Use is the ability to utilize the office supplies effectively while avoiding any wastage and ensuring everything is used correctly. | Regards use of technology as a waste of the company resources rather than a way to improve productivity Is reluctant to use project resource management tools to track a project or improve its accuracy | 1 |
Self Evaluation | |
Self Evaluation Question | Employee Comments |
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| ORGANIZED WORKPLACE: Do you feel that you follow all the rules and regulations to the letter? Do you feel the rules, procedures, and protocols of the company are relevant to having an organized workplace? | [employee comments] |
| URGENCY: Have you at any time taken extra work when called upon by others? Do you always find it difficult to say no to extra work when you have enough to handle? | [employee comments] |
| INNOVATION: Give an instance you thought critically and came up with workable solutions? How well do you work with a group or team to come up with innovative ideas? | [employee comments] |
| KNOWLEDGE OF JOB: What steps have you taken in the past to adjust your style when it was not meeting a project's expectations? Can you give two or three examples of times when you have worked with groups of people to accomplish tasks? What was your role? | [employee comments] |
| INITIATIVE: Are you prepared to learn new skills and incorporate them into your work? Do you establish personal priorities to enable you to complete first tasks first? | [employee comments] |
| ORIENTATION TO WORK: Do you deliver your work within the set deadlines or are you always making excuses? Do you learn valuable lessons from your past mistakes and correct them? | [employee comments] |
| POTENTIAL FOR ADVANCEMENT: Do you ask for coaching or training when you need it or do you delay until it is forced on you? What strengths do you have that you can use to work better? | [employee comments] |
| EMOTION MANAGEMENT: What is the most stressful situation you have ever found yourself in at work and how did you handle it? How do you ensure you have a comfortable and relaxing work space that feels more at home? | [employee comments] |
| DEADLINES - ON TIME: How do you handle distractions and interruptions at work? Is there a time when you were distracted when doing an important task? What did you do? Which is one of the most difficult projects you have ever done? What made it difficult and how did you go about making it a success? | [employee comments] |
| RESOURCE USE: How do you make sure that your team members have all the skills needed to accomplish a certain task? Describe a time when you identified a project that was consuming more company resources than needed. What did you do with the project? | [employee comments] |
Summary |
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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: |