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Sample Review Questions

Assessing performance starts with asking the right questions. Here are some suggested questions to ask your employees in a review.  Streng...

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Written by Adam Kroboth

Assessing performance starts with asking the right questions. Here are some suggested questions to ask your employees in a review.

Strengths and areas for improvement/growth

  • Please provide feedback on this individual’s biggest strengths.

  • What are some accomplishments that this person achieved this quarter?

  • Please provide feedback on this individual’s areas of improvement for future growth.

  • What are two growth areas that this person should focus on to be more effective in their role?

  • What skills and areas of professional development do you think your peer should focus on?

  • How would you like to see this person grow?

Success and challenges

  • Please describe one success that you observed this person achieve.

  • Please describe one challenge that this person encountered.

Start, Stop, Continue

  • What’s one thing this person should start doing?

  • What’s one thing this person should stop doing?

  • What’s one thing this person should continue doing?

  • [Private Question] Is there anything you would like to share privately with this individual’s manager?

Potential

  • In what areas do you see the most potential for this person?

Goals

  • How well did this person perform against their goals this quarter?

Impact

  • What’s an example of something impactful that this person worked on?

  • How can this employee have more impact in their current role?

  • What are the most valuable contributions your peers make to their teams?

  • In what areas has this individual had the greatest impact on you, your team, or at the company?

Company values

  • Please provide feedback on which company values this person embodies. Please provide a specific example for each company value.

  • Please provide one example of a company value that this person has brought to life.

  • [List values in description] How has this employee performed against our company values?

Competencies

  • [List competency] How has this person performed in this area?

  • [List competency] Please provide 3 strengths and 3 development areas observed in this area

Next step, create your own questions for your review cycle.

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