Use this sample and step by step explanation for setting meaningful and inspiring employee performance goals for a human resources generalist.

A Human Resources Generalist manages the day-to-day operations of the human resource office. He or she will participate in developing policies and programs that are relevant to the human resource office and the company at large. The role also includes developing developmental programs, benefits and compensation, organizational development and hiring of employees.

Besides that major role, he or she will get to perform the following duties; hiring employees for the company, undertaking employee training and development, undertaking space and organizational planning, perform and report employee performance evaluations, handle disciplinary issues, participating in policy development, handling employee benefits and compensation plans and ensuring employee safety and well-being.

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

INNOVATION:

Accept and provide constructive feedback to other people and to take corrections easily.

Show enough willingness, determination, and initiative, always to find solutions to any problem.

[employee comments goal]
JUDGMENT SKILLS:

Constantly remind oneself of times when own judgment served them well in order to fuel confidence in the ability to trust oneself

Move away from things that decrease one's own confidence and sense of self-reliance and towards what increases it

[employee comments goal]
ASSERTIVENESS:

Give others a chance to air their views and ideas on how different things should be done

Constantly remember that every employee deserves to be treated with respect and dignity at all times

[employee comments goal]
EMOTION MANAGEMENT:

Do other things outside work such as watching TV, exercising, surfing the internet, etc. that will help forget a stressful situation at work

Learn to monitor physical response such as breathing slow and consciously relaxing body areas that are intense

[employee comments goal]
EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE:

Think about ways to manage emotions in order to avoid knee-jerk reactions or making off-putting/inappropriate comments

Brainstorm solutions or alternatives to disappointments/frustrations rather than acting out or complaining

[employee comments goal]
ENJOYMENT OF THE JOB:

Make new friends at work every day and try to develop good working relationships with people that one works with most often

Plan one's own time and create a to-do list that will help one prioritize and meet work deadlines

[employee comments goal]
PRACTICAL THINKING:

Adopt a strategic approach to the situation at hand and actively follow through on that strategy

Identify, analyze and solve a problem systematically rather than by instinct or intuition

[employee comments goal]
ENTREPRENEURIAL THINKING:

Avoid falling prey to naysayers and believe in the business venture

Put more effort in analyzing situations, conduct research, compile data, and make conclusions based on facts obtained from the research

[employee comments goal]
MEETING MANAGEMENT:

Provide all participants with an agenda way before the scheduled day of a meeting

Put extra effort in planning ahead of a meeting and always pre-write important points to be discussed in a meeting

[employee comments goal]
SCHEDULING:

Put extra effort in creating effective and reliable project schedules

Consistently use a routine to get repetitive tasks done more efficiently

[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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