Use this sample and step by step explanation for setting meaningful and inspiring employee performance goals for a digital archivist.

A Digital Archivist is liable for collecting, storing and maintaining digital archives that contain historically significant collections of documents and records. This position is often useful to museums, libraries, government agencies, corporations, and foundations. Here, information like photographs, electronic data, films, clips or recordings is collected and organized.

More responsibilities include selecting and storing records and information that is valuable, following acceptable industry related standards to store data, managing large volumes of data, assisting the researchers to find the data they are looking for, analyzing and researching records required, organizing files using the cataloging process and preparing them for public access, writing descriptions on the preserved records for easier accessibility, creating multiple copies of the registers to ensure it is well backed up for future availability and use.

Employee Performance Goals Sample

Employee's Name: Title:
Review Period: __/__/__ to __/__/__ Employee SSN:
Work Location: Supervisor's Name:

Instructions

  1. Setting Goals: List specific goals in the space provided below each competency under "Performance Goals". Assign an appropriate timeline for each goal as well as numeric or financial terms to measure the goal.
  2. Employee Comments: The employee must comment next to each goal under "Employee Comments" with "Okay" for goals which he/she feels comfortable working with, and "Needs Clarification" for goals which he/she believes need to be discussed further. An employee who is comfortable with all the goals can sign the goals at this stage.
  3. Summary: Give a summary of the total time estimated for the employee to have achieved the goals. State action plans and specific milestones to track the goals. Any additional comments agreed between the employee and the supervisor should be noted here.
  4. Human Resources Review: Human resources personnel must confirm that the goals are specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound. He/she must then sign the goals in the "Human Resource" section provided under "Signatures".
  5. Signatures: When discussion of the goals has been completed and consensus has been reached, sign the goals and let the employee sign too. Send the final copy to the human resources for inclusion in the employee's professional records.

Performance Goals for Next Period

Performance Goals

Employee Comments

DEALING WITH DIFFICULT PEOPLE:

Stay calm and be aware of the fact that one will never win an argument with a difficult person

Be kind and friendly even when the other person attacks you to receive negative attention

[employee comments goal]
NETWORKING:

Learn the art of listening keenly and asking questions in order to build sincere, long-lasting relationships

Prepare at least two topics that one can talk about to avoid finding oneself at a loss for words

[employee comments goal]
CREATIVITY:

Grow creative ideas and turn them into workable solutions that are beneficial to the organization

Do not underestimate any idea even when they are not appropriate

[employee comments goal]
FLEXIBILITY:

Execute all tasks with the seriousness and professionalism they deserve to show your level of understanding

Communicate effectively in every situation to every person in the workplace

[employee comments goal]
POTENTIAL FOR ADVANCEMENT:

Ensure you set goals that help you break down the company's targets into small achievable milestones

Accept positive criticism as a way to grow and mature career wise

[employee comments goal]
PROJECT AND GOAL FOCUS:

Use positive language to define own goals and avoid using negative phrases that would make one lose focus on the goals

Divide own goals into urgent and important in order to know which ones need more focus

[employee comments goal]
TIME MANAGEMENT:

Avoid constant interruptions and distractions that waste time meant for working on a project

Learn new techniques and tricks that assist in improving speed

[employee comments goal]
BUSINESS TREND AWARENESS:

Pay special attention to new trends and implement change towards them

Show willingness to learn more about scientific and technical market research

[employee comments goal]
PROCESS IMPROVEMENT:

Learn to map existing processes and use business process models and flow charts to capture complex scenarios

Constantly use survey results to assess the impact of ongoing process improvement efforts

[employee comments goal]
TECHNOLOGY TREND AWARENESS:

Encourage others to embrace the power of virtual workplaces to save time, money, travel, and energy

Learn to use data mining techniques to identify patterns and predict future trends

[employee comments goal]

Summary

Sections 1-2: To be completed by the supervisor

Section 3: To be completed by the employee

1. Goals completed since last performance feedback

2. Goals for next period

3. 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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