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

A systems specialist provides technical guidance to departmental staff regarding computer systems. He/she installs, analyzes, and solves problems related to computer software and hardware as well as integrating and adapting the existing computer software to the needs of the department.

Other specific responsibilities include developing internet and intranet web sites as well as creating procedures and standards for running the systems. He/she participates in the planning of training for new employees regarding the company's computer systems. In addition, he/she develops procedures for troubleshooting systems and lastly, they advise the management on the best systems to purchase that could be beneficial to their strategic objectives.

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.

Fails to utilize cross-selling opportunities and does not know how to overcome initial objections.

Handles one on one contact with customers poorly and usually prefers dealing with them on the phone.

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.

Emphasizes on the key vital points of a topic to ensure that the message is well understood by others.

Shows great skill when using tonal variations in speech and tries to balance it.

2

JUDGMENT SKILLS: Judgment is the ability to make a decision or form an opinion wisely especially in matters affecting action, good sense and discretion.

Does not monitor or review the results of a solution after implementing it thus sometimes encounters unforeseen new problems

Does not create time to exercise, read or meditate thus sometimes lacks the strength to remain functional during a decision-making process

1

ETHICAL BEHAVIOR: Ethical Behavior is acting in policies that are consistent with what the society and individuals typically think are good morals or values.

Continues to dishonor the authority even with several given warnings

Unconcerned of how unfair treatment often affects the coworkers in belittling them

1

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.

Has great knowledge of the technology and knows how to implement it efficiently

Always willing to jump in and learn something new to help make work easier

2

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.

Seeks out positive colleagues and mentors when feeling down and avoids naysayers and jealous types who want to see one fail

Looks for online courses and attends seminars in order to grow capabilities to counteract any feelings of inadequacy

2

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

Does not use knowledge of theories and frameworks to look at the current situation or help the company achieve an objective

Does not know how to group related information into patterns to recognize trends thus, does not identify missing pieces of information easily

1

MEETING MANAGEMENT: Meeting Management is the skill to know and understands the reason why an official meeting should be held and who should attend.

Does not set clear agendas for most meetings and ends up having unproductive meetings

Hardly issues participants with a list of topics to be discussed in advance

1

RESEARCH: Research is the ability to stay updated on the latest trends in different fields as per your concern or the concern of your company or business.

Demonstrates little understanding on how to use data reduction and synthesis methods to understand the patterns in data

Uses unreliable data collection methods when researching and does not understand the difference between quantitative and qualitative research methods

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.

Demonstrates little outstanding understanding on how a product compares to rival products

Demonstrates little knowledge on how to use a product together with another

1

Self Evaluation

Self Evaluation Question

Employee Comments

CUSTOMER ORIENTED:

Explain a situation where you went an extra mile to serve a customer. What did you do?

Is there a time you understood a customer's circumstances quickly? What did you do?

[employee comments]
VERBAL COMMUNICATION:

Have you ever tried to think about what you would say from another person's perspective?

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

[employee comments]
JUDGMENT SKILLS:

Can you think of a context or situation where you needed to demonstrate judgment? How was the situation resolved?

In your opinion, what factors should one consider when comparing the pros and cons of two potential vendors for processing payroll?

[employee comments]
ETHICAL BEHAVIOR:

Do you keep your word at all time or do you fail to be honest?

Are you most likely to bend the truth to protect yourself?

[employee comments]
PHYSICAL ABILITIES:

Are you well equipped for the tasks you applied for?

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

[employee comments]
SELF CONFIDENCE:

Is there a time you took on a task or project you considered out of your comfort zone? How did you feel?

Is there a time you had to lead other employees in a certain direction, but you had some doubts? What did you do?

[employee comments]
CONCEPTUAL THINKING:

Describe a time when you identified customer's needs on a particular project. What resources did you call on to help?

Can you describe a time when you anticipated the future and made changes to current responsibilities and operations in order to meet future needs?

[employee comments]
MEETING MANAGEMENT:

What efforts are you making to gain more knowledge about effective meeting management skills?

What efforts are you making to ensure all meetings have a clear agenda?

[employee comments]
RESEARCH:

What are you doing to improve your understanding of how to use data reduction and synthesis methods?

What efforts are you making to improve your critical thinking skills when examining the validity and truth of arguments?

[employee comments]
PRODUCT KNOWLEDGE:

What efforts are you making to improve your understanding of different product specifications?

How often do you adhere to procedures and policies that guide products and services?

[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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