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How to Write a Self-Appraisal

December 2nd, 2006 . 60 Comments

Most companies these days use a performance management process that is based on objectives. As I've

complained before, I'm not a big fan of this approach. It's very difficult to make it work, and seems too

heavyweight for me. There's got to be an easier way.

That said, let 's face facts. If you work in a company that has more than 200 employees and you're not in

charge, you're not going to change the appraisal process. If you want to be successful, you've got to

play well within the performance appraisal system or be passed over. That's just one of the sad facts of

life in corporate IT. Sorry.

Most performance management processes include a self-appraisal. This is your estimation of your

performance and helps guide your boss's thinking as she does her part of the review. Most people treat

the self-appraisal as kind of a diary of the work they did through the year. This approach is a mistake

because it doesn't help you create an influential brand for yourself that will stick in the mind of your boss. Youneed to use the appraisal process to

influence your boss to think about you in terms of the key capabilities/attributes you have that make you special and effective.

What does that mean though? Does it mean you write a book at the end of the year, detailing every good thing you did throughout 2006? What about

every mistake you made? Do you treat the performance review process like a court case, where you're trying to "prove" you belong in the top 10%?

My experience is that this almost always backfires. There are two aspects to the performance review

process, and most people neglect one of them. First, there is the written appraisal. It's the least

important aspect, but if neglected can really screw you up. Second, is the perception of your actual

performance. How do people think you performed, regardless of what your self-appraisal says? If the

two don't jive, it won't matter what you write. A self-appraisal must reinforce the beliefs others

already have about you or it will be discounted. If you write about what a great communicator you

are, but people see you as a person who rambles on pointlessly or is irrationally negative, then forget

about getting credit for communicating well. You won't, because you don't.

The first step in WRITING a self-appraisal is PERFORMING a self-appraisal. What are you good at?

What situations are you best suited for? What stresses you out the most? When are you most afraid you I Me'et ....;)m.all

will fail? When do you feel most confident? What do people compliment you for? What sort of

situations do your co-workers seem least interested in working with you?

Ask these questions of yourself and others. Don't be a defensive jerk about it. Just gather the data and think about it. Then make a list, focusing on two

things: strengths and weaknesses. This list is the beginning of your self-appraisal.

Check your list of strengths and weakness against the facts. Did they come into play in the work you did? How? Write this down in your self-appraisal.

If you think you have strengths that never got an opportunity to be put in the game, note them. You'll use them in the last section: desired

opportunities.

Don't go overboard with examples to support your strengths/weaknesses claims. Pick the most glaring successes and failures and describe them in

terms of how your attributes made them tum out the way they did.

By this point you've probably asked yourself whether it's really a good idea to discuss your weakness

and how they contributed to failures openly. Won't this lower your rating/ranking/whatever? Perhaps. I

suggest you make up your mind now that you won't give a crap about it. Incomes go up every year, for

the most part. Some go up slowly, some go up quickly. Hiding your weaknesses might help you with

short-term gains, but in the long term failing to own up to them and overcome them will hurt yourincome potential far more than disguising them. Besides, I've found it is ALWAYSbetter to discuss

your failures on your own terms than on someone else's. Address them pre-emptively. You can

influence your boss's perception of your failures more than you might think.

Okay, so now you have two sections of the self-appraisal: strengths, with examples. Weaknesses, with

examples. Now you're ready for the next section: desired opportunities. What situations will give you a

chance to demonstrate heretofore unused strengths and abilities? What steps can you take to learn about

and improve weaknesses? Once you've improved them, what opportunities do you need to demonstrate

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objectives. As I've complained before, I'm not a big fan of this approach. It's very difficult to

make it work, and seems too heavyweight for me. There's got to be an easier way. That said, let 's

face facts. If you work in a [... ] Read more ... [ ... ]

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• ~ kumar II Sep 1,2009 at 6:28 am

Hi i am unable to understood ur way to write self appriasal,

Send me a brief information about this,

Thankslkumar

• Q Ani Thomas II Sep 10,2009 at 6:01 am

Hi, am unable to write strength and weakness inmy appraisal form. im a civil enginner and as a chief operator. pls, advise

•1amu.k II Sep 15,2009 at 7:33 pm

Hi i am ramu working as store supervisor, not understood how to write myself appriasal .

please guide me on this matter

• . ! ! _ Maneesha II Oct 22,2009 at 7:36 am

sir,

I'm a branch admin (accounts & administration) in a finance company, Iam unable to write self appraisal, Send me a brief information about

this.

regards

maneesha

• 2 lynn II Dec 6, 2009 at 2:11am

hi

I'm working in accounts dept and unabale to write self appraisal. please help

• 10Nett II Jan 13, 2010 at 9:23 pm

Im working in Food and beverage Dept and I would love to know how can I write appraisal for my assocaite that I take responsibilities

• 11Jojo II Feb 6, 2010 at 6:53 am

i am unable write my strength and weakness please advice me i am a service engineer for Dispensing units in Petrol pumps please suggest me

how to make it

• 12k rish II Feb 11,2010 at 9:12 am

hi,

my name krish i am project coodinator for the project of high end office block and service apertment. I cant write about the strength and

weakness, key competencies, key goal, characteristics, pontential evalivation and i graduate as a civil engineer.

I look forward to get all i mention in writng so that i can score a higher point in my appraisal. Thank you.

•ilAugustine Samu II Feb 12,2010 at 5:36 am

Dear SirlMadam,

My name is Samu working for unite nations mission in Sudan needed a format of how to write appraisal.

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Thanks

• 14Abrar Hussain II Feb 19,2010 at 12:56 pm

I want to fill school appraisal form being a teacher,please help me in this regard. Many Thanks

• 15Abrar II Feb 19,2010 at 6:00 pm

Please help me to fill self appraisal form. I am teaching in private school. Thanks

• 16 russel ndlovu II Feb 26, 2010 at 11:35 am

Praise when praise is due .Criticise constructively. Start with your oservations: Strength and weaknesses of your co-worker.

Call them one by one and discuss. Give them advices on how to improve poor performance and mantain their good abilities.

Ask them about their needs eg further educationlinservice training on other on certain aspects of their jobs.

Ask them if they are still happy with their jobs

• 17desperate II Mar 7,2010 at 3:07 pm

I am spending sleepless night thinking about how to write my self appraiser. Where can a get a sample of the appriaser Willing to pay but not

much as I amjust an office clerk who doesn't earn much ....but if! dont submit my report I may have to say good bye to my job ... desperate

• .lliappreciate II Mar 18, 2010 at 3:21 am

hi

i am an administrator with an organisation in africa and are curently in the early face of the BSC system in our company.i find your article very

informative on the Self appraisal thank you.

• 19 subhash II Mar 18, 2010 at 11:14 am

i am a hardware,network engineer ,how to fill my appraisal form.

• 20 bhupesh II Mar 22, 2010 at I :32 am

i am a hardware,Graphic designer for magazine,how to fill my appraisal form.

My strenghts and wekness

• 21 somnathgurav11Mar31,2010at 1:46pm

I'm a in a finance company, I am unable to write self appraisal, Send me a brief information about this.

• 22 nirmala II Apr 10, 2010 at 3:20 am

I'm a in a fmance company, I am unable to write self appraisal, Send me a brief information about this.

• 23 Tina II May 6,2010 at 7:30 am

I am an Administrative Assistant. Can you help me with a self appraisal?

• 24TinaIIMay6,2010at7:31 am

I am an Administrative Assistant with a company. Please help me write a self appraisal.

• 25 Simeon II May 14, 2010 at 4:40 am

I am unable to write weakneses on my apprassal form please send me some notes or give me a guide.I work as a Bank cashier

Thanks.

• 26 suresh nair II May 24,2010 at 7:14 am

I am unable to fill my appraisal form, please help me

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• 28 educational blog II May 26,2010 at 7:58 am

Self-Appraisal it's very important!

• 29 rox II May 26, 2010 at 1:08 pm

Hi! i can't able to write self appraisal pls. give some ideas,i am working in a big company as an outlet in charge

• 30 Thankachan.TJ. II May 30,2010 at 11:35 pm

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lam Accountant can't write self appraisal, give me some ideas

how do like your work, ext. ...mention the most important achivements of the past year, State your main KPAs and KRAs

• 11parkash II May 31, 2010 at 11:49 am

Hi! i can't able to write self appraisal pls. give some ideas,i am working in a Event company as marketing manager

• 32 bhagappa.b II Jun 7, 2010 at 5:31 am

hai.ican"t able to write self appraisal

regarding strength weakness. iam working in food processing unit.as a quality officerlsr.chemist please suggest.

• 33 krishna II Jun 11,2010 at 6:04 am

Hi

I am Documentation Manager with a Forwarder, I am unable to write Discuss and compare with self appraisal entry in AI. clarify job purpose

and priorities where necessary

Please helf me

Thanks & Rgds

Krishna


B2: Review the completed discussion points in A2, and note the points of and action.

B4: Discuss and agree the appraisee's carrier direction option and wishes, and readiness for promotion, and compare with and discuss the

self-appraisal entry in AS. (People not wishing promotion is capable of, and generally benefits form, personal development. Note the agreed

development aim (s):


Discuss and agree the skills, capabilities and experience required for competence in current role, and if appropriate, for readiness to progress to

the next role or roles. Pefer to skill-set in B3, in order to accurately identify all development areas, whether for competence at current level or

readiness to progress to next job level/type) note the agreed development areas:


Discuss and agree the specific objectives that will enable the appraisee to reach competence and to meet required performance in current job, tomove towards, or achieve readiness for, the next job level/type, or if no particular next role is identified or sought, to achieve the desired

personal growth or experience


Discuss and agree (as far as is possible, given budgetary, availability and authorisation considerations) the training and development support to

be given to help the appraisee meet the agreed objectives above


Gradelrecommendation/summary as applicable:

Distribution of copies/confid)entiality/accessibility details:

Other issue (to be covered separately outside of this appraisal


Review the completed discussion points in A2, and note the points of the action

• 40 Dr.Nagendra II Jun 12,2010 at 4:40 pm

Can you send me your self appraisal sample copy

• 41 Madhu Nepal II Jun 28,2010 at 4:54 am

Dear Sir

I'm a in a Development Bank in Internal Audit & Compliance Department, I am unable to write self appraisal, Send me a brief information

about this

• 42 vijitha II Jun 30,2010 at 6:46 am

No you need not to do like that, because ... by seeing such they will start to count

your good things which you have done in your carrier by numbers .. and it will be a chance to compare with other

Vijith Kumar CV

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• 43 AJAY GOEL II Jul25, 2010 at 7:22 am

I AM UNABLE TO FILL MY APPRAISAL FORM. PLS HELP ME.

THANKS

AJAY

• 44 ashish II Aug 3, 2010 at 7:03 am

I am sr engineer mechanical (execution of power plant) please help me for filling my apprisal form

• 45 prince II Aug 5, 2010 at 12:36 am

Sir

greetings. I am working as a service engineer in a company. i need to write appraisal to y management. can u help me?

• 46 Tarun Chatterjee II Aug 20, 2010 at 3:28 am

Sir

I am working as a sr. supervisor in a logistics company. I need to write my job profile in self appraisal form provided by management. please

guide me?

• 47 Deena II Aug 26, 2010 at 2:33 am

I am a Sr accountant in a pharma co. I have a experience of 12 years. But I am unable to write self appraisal. Plz guide me.

• 48 pappu singh II Sep 4, 2010 at 6:04 am

Sir

I am working as a Marketing executive in company. I need to write my self appraisal given by management. please guide me?

or Give the full formate where i can edit it.

• 49 aaradhana sharma II Sep 10,2010 at 2:07 am

sir i 'm trainee assistant in a commercial bank since 9 months i 've to fill up the form of self appraisal.please help me

• 50 OfiHBHII Oct 14,2010 at 1:05 pm

i am unable write my strength and weakness please advice me i am a service engineer for Dispensing units in Petrol pumps please suggest me

how to make it

• 51 Johny II Oct 18, 2010 at 1:40 am

Help me in preparing a short writeup on me

• 52 Edward II Nov 4, 2010 at 7:59 am

I am unble to fill my appraisal form pls help me.

• 53 Tong MW II Nov 8, 2010 at 8:17 pm

I am working as a Assistant Project Manager in a medical center. I need to write my self appraisal given by management. please guide me? TQ!

• 54 Nelson II Dec 14,2010 at 2:52 am

I'm working in a casino and focus on the shuttle bus operation, I need to write my self appraisal given by management. please guide me.

• 55 sonatasy II Jan 4, 2011 at 8:59 pm

I can't write a self appraisal too. Can you show me an example?

• 56 Alias george II Jan 5, 2011 at 1:41 am

I am working an Asst.manger in a supermarket

i need write my self apprisal ,please guide me

• 57 Indian II Jan 10, 2011 at 2:54 am

I am working as a husband, please help me appraise my wife.

• 58 SC II Jan 12,2011 at 12:31 am

Thank you for a terrific article. Are these other people for real? Your ideas were refreshing and new, after many years of rattling off all the good

I never really stepped back and did a "strength and weakness" self appraisal. ...so obvious.

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• 59 David Christiansen II Jan 12,2011 at 9:27 am

Thanks. I think it 's funny that so many people think I will just help them. You'll notice not one of them offered to pay me! I keep approving

those comments hoping readers will get the hint, but, alas, no luck.

• 60 sandeep dabhi II Jan 30,2011 at 1:49 am

help me,

give me imformation about self appriasal system.

what is self appriasal system.

what is process.

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