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

An IT network and telecommunications architect is responsible for developing a plan and layout of a communication network. He/she is also mandated to present the plan to the organization and to explain in details its effectiveness while providing alternatives as well as decides what hardware such as routers and other related components, would be appropriate for supporting the communications network

Other duties include ensuring the security of a network during the development process and outlines cable pathways within a building. In addition, he/she keeps on researching new information to notify the development of the firm's network in the future and should have knowledge of the organization so that he/she develops a network that is suited to the company's strategic goals.

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

CUSTOMER ORIENTED: Customer Oriented is a skill that focuses primarily on the client as the King offering quality services that meet the customer's expectations with an aim to inspire people rather than just try to sell their product.

Rarely solves customers? queries and refers them to the management for solutions.

Takes a lot of time handling an issue with a customer, which includes too high average time per call.

1

VERBAL COMMUNICATION: Verbal Communication is the use of tones and language to relay a message; it aids as a vehicle for expressing ideas, concepts and it, is critical to the daily running of the business.

Prepares adequately well before delivering that all-important speech before others.

Maintains good and proper body language while speaking to people.

2

NEGOTIATION SKILLS: Negotiation Skills are a deliberative process by which people settle their differences through an acceptable agreement to both parties to co-exist without argument and dispute in the workplace.

Does not prepare well before negotiation process and uses outdated facts and figures.

Does not implement the agreed aspects of the negotiation and interferes with the negotiation outcome.

1

NETWORKING: Networking is the process that encourages an exchange of information and ideas among individuals or groups that share the same interests.

Attends networking events but remains in the company of a friend or colleague one attended the event with

Regularly forgets to keep a note of people one promised to follow up

1

DEVELOPING OTHERS: Developing others is an unremitting process that focuses on the broader, longer-term growth of individuals to nurture them to their potential and promote future development.

Shows great confidence in the ability to execute daily tasks

Displays a high degree of tenacity in working with the teams to deliver quality work

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.

Actively seeks the more challenging tasks and does them with ease

Seeks opportunities to coach others on how to selflessly give the very best

2

PHYSICAL ABILITIES: Physical Abilities is the ability of one's strengths and limitations that are also known as the individual resources to perform well at the tasks given.

Overlooks details that are important in the day to day operations

Is not willing to do anything physical without others working on it

1

SELF CONFIDENCE: Self Confidence is the ability to know who you are and what you are capable of doing which shows in your behavior, your body language, how you speak, etc.

Finds oneself taking a guess of what to say and having negative self-talk whenever handling a conversation

Finds it hard to accept one's flaws and feels like a failure at times

1

CONCEPTUAL THINKING: Conceptual Thinking is the ability to recognize a situation or problem by identifying patterns or connections while addressing the underlying issues.

Is unable to step back and see the big picture and does not recognize the need to obtain more or high-quality information

Is unable to anticipate problems; does not prepare and review contingency plans for situations or problems that might occur

1

PRODUCT KNOWLEDGE: Product Knowledge is an essential sales skill to understand the features of your product allowing you to present the benefits compellingly and accurately to the customer.

Does not know how to install and configure most products

Does not know how to fix the most basic problems associated with a product

1

Self Evaluation

Self Evaluation Question

Employee Comments

CUSTOMER ORIENTED:

Do you actively solicit feedback from customers to determine their concerns and needs? Explain how.

How would you describe your relationship with clients? What impact has it had on your performance?

[employee comments]
VERBAL COMMUNICATION:

Give an instance you were given the opportunity to talk to people. What was the reaction?

How do you respond to feedback and criticism and do you encourage people to give you feedback and citric your speech?

[employee comments]
NEGOTIATION SKILLS:

Have you ever compromised to help reach an acceptable solution?

Have you ever lost your temper while negotiating with someone and what was the outcome?

[employee comments]
NETWORKING:

Which methods have you used to find new business connections? Why? Which one of these methods have you found to be the most effective?

What are some of the things you don't like about networking events and networking in general?

[employee comments]
DEVELOPING OTHERS:

Do you have personal goals set before you can set the employee's goals?

What do you spend your energies on ? development or bringing down?

[employee comments]
DEDICATION TO WORK:

Do you feel unable to accomplish a task even before beginning it?

Are you accountable to your leaders delivering milestones as required?

[employee comments]
PHYSICAL ABILITIES:

Do you stay updated on the new technology that is in the market for the equipment you are working with

Do you have any health complications that the management should know about?

[employee comments]
SELF CONFIDENCE:

Is there someone who has contributed to your self-confidence? What did that person do to build up your feeling of self-worth?

What is one thing you do that makes you like yourself and your work?

[employee comments]
CONCEPTUAL THINKING:

Can you give an example of when you integrated seemingly unrelated information in order to anticipate a problem or analyze a situation?

Is there a time when you had to analyze information and make a recommendation? How did you go about that?

[employee comments]
PRODUCT KNOWLEDGE:

What efforts are you making to understand how a product compares to rival products?

Have you ever failed to demonstrate how a product can be integrated with another? What did you do to improve?

[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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