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Performance review

A performance review is a structured evaluation of an employee's work over a period, assessing results, strengths, and areas to improve, usually between an employee and their manager.

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  • Also called: performance appraisal, performance evaluation

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What is Performance review?

A performance review is a structured evaluation of an employee's work over a period, assessing results, strengths, and areas to improve, usually between an employee and their manager.

A performance review takes stock of how someone has done. It looks back at goals and results, gathers feedback, and looks forward to development and expectations - forming the basis for coaching, raises, and promotions.

Reviews come in many forms: annual, quarterly, or continuous; manager-only or 360-degree with peer input. The trend is toward more frequent, forward-looking conversations rather than a single yearly verdict.

Atlas supports performance reviews on the same employee record as goals and attendance, so evaluations draw on real work rather than memory.

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What is a 360-degree performance review?
A 360-degree review gathers feedback from multiple sources - manager, peers, direct reports, and sometimes the employee - for a more rounded view than a manager-only evaluation.
How often should performance reviews happen?
Traditionally annual, many companies now review quarterly or continuously. More frequent check-ins give timelier feedback and reduce the pressure of a single yearly rating.

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