How to Challenge Employment Evaluations

You just received your employment evaluation back from your supervisor, and it is less than satisfactory. You would be eligible for a raise with a higher evaluation score. And you genuinely feel that your performance has been more than adequate and that you should receive the raise. However, challenging your evaluation in the wrong way could send waves in the wrong direction and could lead to a demotion or termination. By addressing the matter confidently and with quantifiable points to back up your concerns, you will likely succeed in at least reducing the blow to your employment record.

Things You'll Need

• A personal record of your attendance
• Your contributions to a project or team effort
• A record of profits you have generated for your company in the past year
• A performance contract

Collect and Present Information about Your Performance

1. Collect information. Although you may not have kept detailed notes of your performance for the past year, there is much you can do to collect accurate information now that will convince your supervisor and the managers above your supervisor that you are a valuable employee worthy of a raise. Collect information that addresses, as much as possible, the specific complaints in your performance evaluation. Quantify factors such as when you start work and end work each day and how long a lunch you generally take. Document times you have worked overtime. Estimate the amount of profit you have made for the company, or describe your contributions to a project or team effort.
2. Evaluate whether your negative evaluation may be the result of illegal discrimination against your race, religion, gender or age. If you believe you are being discriminated against, you will have a stronger case if you have some kind of physical evidence or witnesses. However, even if you don't, take the time to write down your recollections in as much detail as possible.
3. Meet with your supervisor or the individual who prepared your written evaluation. Speak with this person as calmly and confidently as you can, explaining that you feel the evaluation is inaccurate and you are requesting that it be corrected. Provide a brief verbal explanation of your concerns, and then offer to prepare a memo detailing the collected information about your performance. If you suspect discrimination or feel uncomfortable about speaking with your direct supervisor about this matter, go to the manager above your supervisor or to an officer in human resources.
4. Wait for a response. Give your company time to consider your claims and to reevaluate your performance evaluation. Touch base with people after the first week if you haven't heard back from them. If you are not receiving a response, you may consider speaking with an employment attorney.
5. Negotiate terms. If your employer responds to your request, you now have some room to negotiate, even if your employer has not offered to make changes to your evaluation. Request that if you don't currently have a performance contract in place that one be written. It should outline, in an objective way, what is expected of you in your position. Then request a reevaluation for a raise in three months, and make sure to keep an accurate log of your performance.

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How to Pass an Employee Evaluation

An employee evaluation is a tool used by employers to assess the performance of each employee. This evaluation is typically done on a yearly basis, and most employers use a scoring method for each duty performed by the employee. Employee evaluations are typically associated with an employee's yearly salary increase and should be taken seriously. To pass your employee evaluation, you should consider your performance throughout the year.

Suggestions

1. Understand your job description and responsibilities. Job descriptions are developed and revised collaboratively by human resources and your supervisor to give a standard of performance for your job, and are used to evaluate your performance. If you do not have a copy of your job description, ask your supervisor for an updated copy. From time to time, review your job description and responsibilities to ensure you're accomplishing all the duties listed. If you have taken on additional responsibilities not currently listed on your job description, add those responsibilities and inform your supervisor of those additional duties during your review.
2. Record all of your accomplishments that add value, improve processes or increase revenue for your employer. Any improvements in your job responsibilities that may increase your employer's profitability should be noted and addressed during your evaluation. This can include any reports you've created to assist your supervisor with her responsibilities, or any suggestions you've made and were considered to improve the overall function of your job and how the organization operates.
3. Keep correspondence from your supervisor related to your achievements in your job. This should be included in your employee evaluation. If the correspondence was sent via a memo or email in regards to your performance, whether good or derogatory, it should be kept on file to be looked at during your evaluation. Derogatory performance should be noted because you may have improved your performance during your evaluation period. Good performance should be noted because it shows you are willing to do what it takes to reach your employer's goals.
4. Listen carefully and give feedback during your evaluation. Your supervisor will explain the evaluation and go over each section with you. If you have any questions--ask. If you do not agree with an assessment your supervisor made, ask for examples for clarification. Provide examples of your achievements to your supervisor. Almost everyone will have areas for improvement in their job, but by being engaged during your evaluation, your supervisor will see you're a dedicated employee. Your supervisor is also more likely to change an evaluation if you understand, listen and provide examples that show you achieved what your expectations were for your job responsibilities.
5. Ask for a copy of your evaluation for your records. Your employee evaluation is added to your permanent employee records. Use it as a tool to improve your performance, which will improve your next evaluation.

Tips

• If you feel your evaluation was unfair, contact your human resources representative to discuss your evaluation in more detail.
• Never expect a perfect evaluation. There is always room for improvement.

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How to Answer an Employee Evaluation

It's common practice in large and mid-sized companies to have employees fill out a self-evaluation as part of their annual review. It usually includes questions on qualities such as attitude, accountability, communication, teamwork and problem-solving. Completing an evaluation can be a tricky. You want to strike a positive tone and make yourself look good without going over the top or boasting. It's also vital to be constructive about the company for which you work.

Suggestions

1. Give yourself plenty of time to complete the evaluation thoughtfully. Don't wait till 10 minutes before it's due to fill it out. Set aside an hour one day to draft your answers, and then come back to the evaluation another day to revise and complete it.
2. Read through the entire evaluation paper so that you have an idea of the scope of the questions as a whole.
3. Brainstorm and list several examples of concrete achievements that you made during the year that you can use to illustrate some of your answers.
4. Write down a list of qualities or job objectives that you particularly want to project when you complete the evaluation.
5. Draft your individual answers before filling in the form and then read them through before making a final copy. This is especially important if the evaluation is a paper document rather than an electronic form.
6. Read each question carefully, and if it has several elements, or asks for a list of qualities, be sure to address each part in your answer.
7. Be honest about weaknesses or mistakes, but discuss them in terms of the ways you are striving to improve, or steps the company could take to help you in your professional development.
8. Be specific. For example, if you want to highlight your productivity, indicate that with numbers related to your work product.
9. Be constructive. This is especially important in questions that relate to the company's treatment of you or the company's provision of tools and services. If you have improvements you would like your superiors to consider, it's best to couch them in helpful, positive terms that solve problems rather than highlighting weaknesses.

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