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The Corporation may, in its sole discretion, increase or reduce the duties, or modify the title and job description, of the Employee from time to time, and any such increase, reduction or modification shall not be deemed a termination of this Agreement. ACCEPTANCE OF EMPLOYMENT Employee accepts employment with the Corporation upon the terms set forth above and agrees to devote all Employee's time, energy and ability to the interests of the Corporation, and to perform Employee's duties in an efficient, trustworthy and business-like manner. DEVOTION OF TIME TO EMPLOYMENT The Employee shall devote the Employee's best efforts and substantially all of the Employee's working time to performing the duties on behalf of the Corporation. The Employee shall provide services during the hours that are scheduled by the Corporation management. The Employee shall be prompt in reporting to work at the assigned time. NO CONFLICT OF INTEREST Employee shall not engage in any other business while employed by the Corporation. Employee shall not engage in any activity that conflicts with the Employees duties to the Corporation. Employee shall not provide any service or lend any aid or assistance to any party that competes with the services offered by the Corporation. Employee shall not provide any services to clients or prospective clients of the Corporation outside of the provision of services for the Corporation, whether such services are provided with or without compensation or remuneration. CORPORATION PROPERTY Employee acknowledges and agrees that while employed by the Corporation the Employee may be provided with use of computer equipment and other property of the Corporation. The use and possession of the such items shall be subject to any policies, requirements or restrictions established by the Corporation. Such items may only be used in performance of the Employee's duties for the corporation. On request of the Corporation, the Employee shall immediately deliver any such items to the Corporation. Upon termination of employment, Employee shall have the affirmative duty to return any such item to the Corporation whether a request is made or not. The obligation to return Corporation property shall extend and include any and all work product, client property, proprietary rights, intangible property, and all other property of the corporation regardless of the form or medium. COMPENSATION The Corporation shall pay the Employee such hourly compensation as determined by the Corporation. Payment shall be at the same time as the Corporations usual payroll to other employees. BONUS & BENEFITS Payment of any bonuses shall be at the complete discretion of the Corporation. No guarantee or representation that any bonuses will be paid has been made to the Employee. Standard benefits that are provided to other non-management employees shall be offered to the Employee, subject to the Corporation's policies and the terms and conditions of such benefits. WITHHOLDING All sums payable to Employee under this Agreement will be reduced by all federal, state, local, and other withholdings and similar taxes and payments required by applicable law. QUALIFICATIONS OF EMPLOYEE The employee shall satisfy all of the qualification that are established by the Corporation. TERM OF AGREEMENT There shall be no guaranteed term of employment. Employer acknowledges and agrees that Employee shall be an \"At Will\" Employee and that Employee's employment may be terminated at any time by the Corporation, with or without cause. FEES FROM EMPLOYEE'S WORK The Corporation shall have exclusive authority to determine the fees, or a procedure for establishing the fees, to be charged to clients by the Corporation for services that are provided by the Employee. All sums paid to the Employee or the Corporation in the way of fees, in cash or in kind, or otherwise for services of the Employee, shall, except as otherwise specifically agreed by the Corporation, be and remain the property of the Corporation and shall be included in the Corporation's name in such checking account or accounts as the Corporation may from time to time designate. CLIENTS AND CLIENT RECORDS The Corporation shall have the authority to determine who will be accepted as clients of the Corporation, and the Employee recognizes that such clients accepted are clients of the Corporation and not the Employee. All client records and files of any type concerning clients of the Corporation shall belong to and remain the property of the Corporation, notwithstanding the subsequent termination of the employment. 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This free download gives you a ready-to-use checklist you can edit online, complete during or after a review meeting, and store as a PDF in the employee's personnel file.\n","Use it during scheduled performance reviews, mid-year check-ins, or any one-on-one meeting where a manager needs to deliver structured feedback and document the conversation for HR records.\n","Employee and reviewer identification fields, a competency-by-competency rating grid, space for written observations and specific examples, development goals, and a sign-off section acknowledging the review was conducted.\n",[210,214,218,222,226],{"title":211,"use_case":212,"icon_asset_id":213},"Line managers","Delivering structured annual or quarterly feedback to direct reports","persona-manager",{"title":215,"use_case":216,"icon_asset_id":217},"HR managers","Standardizing performance review documentation across departments","persona-hr-manager",{"title":219,"use_case":220,"icon_asset_id":221},"Small business owners","Running their first formal review cycle without an HR system","persona-small-business-owner",{"title":223,"use_case":224,"icon_asset_id":225},"Team leads","Giving consistent feedback to junior team members on core competencies","persona-team-lead",{"title":227,"use_case":228,"icon_asset_id":229},"Operations directors","Auditing whether managers are conducting reviews to a consistent standard","persona-operations-director",[231,235,239,243,247,251,255],{"situation":232,"recommended_template":233,"slug":234},"Full annual performance review with goal-setting","Employee Performance Review","how-to-review-employee-performance-D12595",{"situation":236,"recommended_template":237,"slug":238},"Evaluating an employee at the end of a probationary period","Probationary Period Evaluation Form","90-day-probationary-period-policy-D13480",{"situation":240,"recommended_template":241,"slug":242},"Tracking progress against individual development goals","Employee Development Plan","employee-training-and-development-record-D12689",{"situation":244,"recommended_template":245,"slug":246},"Documenting a performance improvement process","Performance Improvement Plan (PIP)","how-to-create-a-performance-improvement-plan-D12564",{"situation":248,"recommended_template":249,"slug":250},"Gathering upward or peer feedback on a team member","360-Degree Feedback Form","customer-feedback-form-D12790",{"situation":252,"recommended_template":253,"slug":254},"Recording disciplinary feedback following a conduct issue","Employee Warning Letter","employee-warning-letter-D508",{"situation":256,"recommended_template":257,"slug":258},"Recognizing and documenting exceptional performance","Employee Recognition Letter","employee-recognition-program-policy-D13674",[260,263,266,269,272,275,278,281,284],{"term":261,"definition":262},"Competency","A specific skill, behavior, or attribute — such as communication, teamwork, or problem-solving — against which an employee's performance is measured.",{"term":264,"definition":265},"Rating Scale","A numbered or labeled system used to score performance on each competency, typically running from 1 (does not meet expectations) to 4 or 5 (consistently exceeds expectations).",{"term":267,"definition":268},"Behavioral Anchor","A concrete, observable example of what a given rating level looks like in practice, used to reduce subjectivity in scoring.",{"term":270,"definition":271},"Development Goal","A specific, time-bound objective agreed between manager and employee to address a skill gap or build on a strength identified during the review.",{"term":273,"definition":274},"Recency Bias","The tendency to weight recent events — positive or negative — more heavily than performance across the full review period.",{"term":276,"definition":277},"Halo Effect","The cognitive bias where strong performance in one area inflates ratings across all other areas, regardless of actual evidence.",{"term":279,"definition":280},"Review Period","The defined span of time the feedback covers — typically 6 or 12 months ending on the review date.",{"term":282,"definition":283},"Acknowledgment Sign-Off","A field where the employee confirms they received and discussed the feedback, without implying they agree with every rating.",{"term":285,"definition":286},"Performance Calibration","A process where multiple managers compare ratings across employees to ensure scores are consistent and fair across teams.",[288,293,298,303,308,313,318,323,328],{"name":289,"plain_english":290,"sample_language":291,"common_mistake":292},"Employee and reviewer identification","Records the employee's name, job title, department, and the reviewing manager's name and title.","Employee: [EMPLOYEE FULL NAME] | Title: [JOB TITLE] | Department: [DEPARTMENT] | Reviewer: [MANAGER NAME] | Reviewer Title: [TITLE]","Omitting the department field. When HR pulls records across a team or division, undifferentiated entries are difficult to sort and may be excluded from calibration reports.",{"name":294,"plain_english":295,"sample_language":296,"common_mistake":297},"Review period and review date","States the start and end dates of the performance period being assessed and the date the review meeting takes place.","Review Period: [START DATE] to [END DATE] | Review Meeting Date: [DATE]","Leaving the review period blank and dating only the meeting. This makes it impossible to determine what timeframe the ratings reflect, creating disputes about which incidents are in scope.",{"name":299,"plain_english":300,"sample_language":301,"common_mistake":302},"Competency rating grid","A row-by-row checklist of core competencies — typically 6–10 — each scored on a defined rating scale.","Communication: [1 — Does Not Meet / 2 — Partially Meets / 3 — Meets / 4 — Exceeds] | Teamwork: [1 / 2 / 3 / 4] | Problem-Solving: [1 / 2 / 3 / 4]","Rating every competency as a 3 to avoid difficult conversations. A flat score profile gives the employee no signal about priorities and weakens the document's value in a future PIP or termination defense.",{"name":304,"plain_english":305,"sample_language":306,"common_mistake":307},"Supporting observations and examples","Free-text space beneath each competency for the reviewer to record specific, observable examples that justify the rating.","Supporting Example: '[EMPLOYEE NAME] led the [PROJECT NAME] rollout in [MONTH], delivering the final report 3 days ahead of schedule and coordinating input from 4 departments.'","Writing generic praise or criticism with no specifics — phrases like 'always does a good job' or 'needs to improve attitude' are not defensible if the rating is challenged.",{"name":309,"plain_english":310,"sample_language":311,"common_mistake":312},"Overall performance summary","A short narrative paragraph summarizing the employee's overall contribution and standing during the review period.","Overall Summary: During [REVIEW PERIOD], [EMPLOYEE NAME] [MET / EXCEEDED / DID NOT MEET] the expectations of the [JOB TITLE] role. Key contributions included [SPECIFIC ACHIEVEMENT]. Primary development area is [AREA].","Writing a summary that contradicts the individual competency ratings. Inconsistencies between the grid scores and the narrative undermine both and create ambiguity in employment decisions.",{"name":314,"plain_english":315,"sample_language":316,"common_mistake":317},"Strengths","A dedicated field listing two to three specific behaviors or results where the employee performed notably well.","Key Strengths: 1. [SPECIFIC STRENGTH WITH EXAMPLE] 2. [SPECIFIC STRENGTH WITH EXAMPLE] 3. [SPECIFIC STRENGTH WITH EXAMPLE]","Listing vague traits like 'hard worker' or 'positive attitude' instead of observable behaviors. Strengths grounded in specific outcomes are more motivating and more legally defensible.",{"name":319,"plain_english":320,"sample_language":321,"common_mistake":322},"Development areas and action items","Identifies one to three specific skills or behaviors to improve, with concrete action steps and a target timeline.","Development Area: [SKILL/BEHAVIOR] | Action: [SPECIFIC ACTION STEP] | Support Provided: [TRAINING / COACHING / RESOURCE] | Target Date: [DATE]","Listing development areas without any action steps or timelines. An unactionable feedback item is perceived as a complaint, not a development plan, and rarely drives change.",{"name":324,"plain_english":325,"sample_language":326,"common_mistake":327},"Employee comments","Space for the employee to write their own response to the feedback before or after the review meeting.","Employee Comments: [EMPLOYEE'S WRITTEN RESPONSE TO FEEDBACK — optional but encouraged]","Skipping this field entirely. Employees who have no formal channel to respond are more likely to dispute the review informally or escalate to HR.",{"name":329,"plain_english":330,"sample_language":331,"common_mistake":332},"Acknowledgment and sign-off","Signature lines for both the manager and the employee confirming the review was conducted, with a note that the employee's signature indicates receipt, not agreement.","Manager Signature: _______________ Date: ___ | Employee Signature: _______________ Date: ___ | Note: Employee signature confirms receipt of feedback, not necessarily agreement with all ratings.","Omitting the 'receipt only' note. Without it, an employee who disagrees may refuse to sign, stalling the process — or claim later that their signature constituted acceptance of disputed ratings.",[334,339,344,349,354,359,364],{"step":335,"title":336,"description":337,"tip":338},1,"Complete the identification and period fields before the meeting","Fill in the employee's name, title, department, your name and title, and the exact review period dates before you sit down together. These fields should never be left for the meeting itself.","Use the employee's official job title from their employment contract, not an informal working title — discrepancies create confusion in HR records.",{"step":340,"title":341,"description":342,"tip":343},2,"Review evidence before scoring each competency","Go through your notes, emails, project records, or any documented incidents from the full review period before assigning ratings. Score each competency independently rather than letting one area color the others.","Set a calendar reminder each month during the review period to jot down one or two notable observations per direct report — this eliminates recency bias when scoring time comes.",{"step":345,"title":346,"description":347,"tip":348},3,"Write at least one specific example per competency","In the supporting observations field beneath each rating, record a concrete, date-referenced example. 'In March, [NAME] resolved a billing dispute with [CLIENT] within 24 hours, retaining a $15K account' is more useful than 'good with clients.'","Specific examples are your primary defense if a rating is challenged — vague notes provide almost no protection.",{"step":350,"title":351,"description":352,"tip":353},4,"Draft the overall summary and strengths","Write the summary and strengths sections after completing all competency rows, not before. Summarize the pattern across scores rather than leading with a conclusion you then try to justify.","Read the summary and strengths back against the competency scores — if the narrative says 'exceeded expectations' but three competencies are rated 2, revise one or the other.",{"step":355,"title":356,"description":357,"tip":358},5,"Set specific development actions with deadlines","For each development area, write a named action (a training course, a stretch assignment, a coaching conversation), identify who provides support, and set a target date within the next review cycle.","Cap development areas at three. More than three signals the employee has no clear priority and dilutes the motivational effect of the review.",{"step":360,"title":361,"description":362,"tip":363},6,"Share the draft with the employee before the meeting","Send the completed checklist to the employee at least 24–48 hours before the review meeting so they can prepare their comments and questions.","Employees who receive feedback cold in a meeting are more defensive — advance sharing consistently produces more constructive conversations.",{"step":365,"title":366,"description":367,"tip":368},7,"Collect signatures and file the completed form","After the meeting, have both parties sign the acknowledgment section. Store the signed PDF in the employee's personnel file and provide the employee with a copy.","If an employee refuses to sign, note the refusal in writing on the form itself — 'Employee declined to sign on [DATE]' — and have a witness initial the note.",[370,374,378,382],{"mistake":371,"why_it_matters":372,"fix":373},"Rating every competency at the midpoint","A flat profile gives the employee no useful signal about where to focus development efforts, and it fails to document genuine performance gaps that may become relevant in a later disciplinary process.","Anchor each rating to a specific example. If you cannot find an example that supports a score above or below the midpoint, that is a signal to look harder at the evidence — not to default to average.",{"mistake":375,"why_it_matters":376,"fix":377},"Generic observations with no dates or specifics","Phrases like 'needs to communicate better' or 'always reliable' are not defensible if a rating is challenged by the employee or scrutinized by HR or legal counsel.","Write each example in the format: what happened, when, and what the measurable impact was. One specific example per competency is sufficient.",{"mistake":379,"why_it_matters":380,"fix":381},"Skipping the employee comments field","Employees who have no formal channel to respond are more likely to dispute the review informally, escalate to HR unnecessarily, or disengage from the development plan.","Explicitly invite the employee to complete the comments field before or after the meeting, and confirm their response has been read before filing.",{"mistake":383,"why_it_matters":384,"fix":385},"Omitting development actions and deadlines","A development area listed without a concrete action step and target date is indistinguishable from a complaint. Without follow-through, the same issue reappears at the next review.","For each development area, name a specific action, identify who owns support delivery, and set a date within the next review cycle to check progress.",[387,390,393,396,399,402,405,408],{"question":388,"answer":389},"What is a job performance feedback checklist?","A job performance feedback checklist is a structured form that guides a manager through rating an employee's performance across defined competencies, recording supporting examples, setting development goals, and documenting that the feedback was delivered. It turns an informal conversation into a consistent, documented review that can be stored in the employee's personnel file and referenced in future employment decisions.\n",{"question":391,"answer":392},"How often should a performance feedback checklist be completed?","Most organizations complete a formal checklist once or twice per year — an annual review and a mid-year check-in. High-growth teams or those managing underperformance often use a quarterly cadence. The key is consistency: all employees at the same level should be reviewed on the same schedule to avoid claims of unequal treatment.\n",{"question":394,"answer":395},"Does the employee have to sign the performance feedback checklist?","Signature is not legally required in most jurisdictions, but it is strongly recommended as evidence that the review was conducted and shared. The acknowledgment section should clearly state that the employee's signature confirms receipt, not agreement, with all ratings. If an employee refuses to sign, note the refusal on the form and have a witness initial it.\n",{"question":397,"answer":398},"What is the difference between a performance feedback checklist and a performance review form?","A feedback checklist is typically shorter and more focused — a structured prompt that ensures a manager covers key competency areas consistently during any feedback conversation. A full performance review form is a more comprehensive document that may include formal goal-setting, salary review inputs, and multi-rater data. The checklist is faster to complete and suited to regular check-ins; the full review form is better for annual appraisals with compensation implications.\n",{"question":400,"answer":401},"Can this checklist be used during a probationary period review?","Yes. The checklist works well for end-of-probation reviews by focusing the manager on whether the employee has demonstrated the core competencies required for the role. For probationary reviews, it is worth adding a field explicitly confirming whether the probationary period is passed, extended, or ended — language your HR team can add to the template.\n",{"question":403,"answer":404},"What rating scale should I use on the feedback checklist?","A four-point scale (1 = does not meet expectations, 2 = partially meets, 3 = meets, 4 = exceeds) is widely used because it forces a directional judgment and eliminates the tendency to choose a neutral midpoint. A five-point scale is also common when you want to distinguish between meeting and significantly exceeding expectations. Whichever scale you choose, define each level in writing so all reviewers apply it consistently.\n",{"question":406,"answer":407},"How should managers prepare for a performance feedback conversation?","Complete the checklist in full before the meeting, not during it. Review records, emails, and notes from the entire review period to avoid recency bias. Share the completed form with the employee at least 24 hours in advance. During the meeting, focus on specific behaviors and outcomes rather than personality traits, and allocate at least as much time to development goals as to ratings.\n",{"question":409,"answer":410},"Is this template suitable for remote or distributed teams?","Yes. The Word format is easy to complete and share digitally. For remote teams, the review meeting is typically conducted by video call; the completed form can be shared via email or a document platform before and after. The acknowledgment section can be signed using an eSign tool or replaced with a timestamped email confirmation if wet signatures are not practical.\n",[412,416,420,424],{"industry":413,"icon_asset_id":414,"specifics":415},"Professional Services","industry-professional-services","Competencies emphasize client management, billable utilization, and technical expertise, with development goals tied to certification or promotion criteria.",{"industry":417,"icon_asset_id":418,"specifics":419},"Retail / Hospitality","industry-retail","High staff turnover makes consistent, fast feedback cycles essential; checklists are often completed quarterly and linked to shift performance metrics and customer satisfaction scores.",{"industry":421,"icon_asset_id":422,"specifics":423},"Healthcare","industry-healthtech","Competencies include clinical compliance, patient communication, and protocol adherence; documented reviews support credentialing, licensing renewals, and mandatory training records.",{"industry":425,"icon_asset_id":426,"specifics":427},"Technology / SaaS","industry-saas","Feedback checklists are often run on a quarterly or continuous basis aligned to sprint cycles, with competencies covering delivery velocity, code quality, and cross-functional collaboration.",[429,433,436,438],{"vs":430,"vs_template_id":431,"summary":432},"Employee Performance Review Form","employee-performance-review-form-D12711","A full performance review form is a comprehensive annual document that typically includes formal goal-setting, compensation inputs, and multi-section narrative fields. A feedback checklist is shorter, faster, and designed for regular use in any feedback conversation. Use the checklist for quarterly check-ins and mid-year reviews; use the full form for annual appraisals tied to salary decisions.",{"vs":245,"vs_template_id":434,"summary":435},"performance-improvement-plan-pip-D12799","A PIP is a formal corrective document issued when an employee is failing to meet defined standards — it sets specific targets, a monitoring schedule, and consequences for non-improvement. A feedback checklist is a standard review tool used across all performance levels, not just underperformers. A well-documented checklist is often the evidence base that justifies initiating a PIP.",{"vs":253,"vs_template_id":254,"summary":437},"An employee warning letter documents a specific disciplinary incident or pattern and is part of a formal corrective process. A feedback checklist is a routine developmental tool, not a disciplinary one. The two documents serve different purposes, but a pattern of low ratings on a feedback checklist may inform or precede the issuance of a warning letter.",{"vs":249,"vs_template_id":439,"summary":440},"D{360_FEEDBACK_ID}","A 360-degree feedback form gathers input from peers, direct reports, and stakeholders in addition to the direct manager. A job performance feedback checklist records only the manager's structured assessment. The checklist is faster and sufficient for most routine reviews; the 360 format is better suited to leadership development programs or senior roles where multi-directional feedback is explicitly part of the process.",{"use_template":442,"template_plus_review":446,"custom_drafted":450},{"best_for":443,"cost":444,"time":445},"Managers and HR teams running standard performance feedback cycles in small to mid-size organizations","Free","15–30 minutes per review",{"best_for":447,"cost":448,"time":449},"Organizations building a formal review process for the first time or aligning the checklist to a compensation framework","$200–$500 (HR consultant review)","1–3 days",{"best_for":451,"cost":452,"time":453},"Enterprises with regulated industries, union workforces, or multi-jurisdiction HR requirements needing a fully integrated review system","$1,000–$5,000+ (HR systems consultant or employment lawyer)","2–6 weeks",[234,246,254,242,455,456,457,458,250,238,459,460],"job-offer-letter-long-D12769","employment-agreement_at-will-employee-D541","employee-handbook-D712","employee-dismissal-letter-D508","board-meeting-minutes-D13904","business-goals-D13252",{"emit_how_to":462,"emit_defined_term":462},true,{"primary_folder":114,"secondary_folder":464,"document_type":465,"industry":466,"business_stage":467,"tags":468,"confidence":472},"performance-management","checklist","general","all-stages",[465,469,464,470,471],"hr","feedback","employee-evaluation",0.95,"\u003Ch2>What is a Checklist Giving Job Performance Feedback?\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>A \u003Cstrong>Checklist Giving Job Performance Feedback\u003C/strong> is a structured Word form that guides a manager through a consistent, documented assessment of an employee's performance across defined competency areas. It prompts the reviewer to score each competency on a rating scale, record specific supporting examples, identify strengths and development priorities, and confirm that the feedback was formally delivered and acknowledged. Rather than relying on memory or an unstructured conversation, the checklist ensures every direct report receives the same framework of evaluation — creating a fair, comparable record that HR can use across teams and review cycles.\u003C/p>\n\u003Ch2>Why You Need This Document\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>Without a structured feedback checklist, performance conversations vary dramatically from manager to manager — some employees receive detailed written assessments while others get a brief verbal summary, leaving the organization exposed to claims of inconsistent treatment. Undocumented feedback also provides no foundation for later employment decisions: if a performance improvement plan, demotion, or termination is ever challenged, a history of completed, signed feedback checklists is among the most valuable evidence an employer can produce. This template gives managers a ready-to-use framework that takes less than 30 minutes to complete, ensures no competency area is skipped, and produces a personnel-file-ready record from the first review cycle onward.\u003C/p>\n",1778773584960]