Annual Performance Review Templates: How To Write & Examples

Need to write an annual performance review? Here are 3 simple steps to get started:

1. Gather the information you need to know.

Before you write anything, you need to know who or what you're writing about. The more specific you are, the more personalized you can make your content.

Here's our suggestions for writing an annual performance review:

Employee name: [name of employee]
Accomplishments: [list of accomplishments]
Areas for improvement: [areas where the employee could improve or grow in their role]

2. Determine the structure of your output.

The structure of your content is just as important as the content itself. The structure of your content is how you're going to arrange the information in the content to make it easier for the readers to read and understand.

Greet the reader
Thank them for their work over the past year
List some of their accomplishments and contributions to the company
List areas where they could improve or grow in their role
Sign off with a promise to follow up soon

3. Write the content or use Copy.ai to help you get started. Once you have your structure down, you can start writing the content.

Example:

Hi [name of employee],

I wanted to take a moment to thank you for all your hard work and contributions to [company name] over the past year. As you know, we've been through a lot of changes at the company, and I'd like to take a moment to express my gratitude for your patience and perseverance in helping us navigate these changes.

This year was a big one for [company name]. We grew our revenue by 20% over last year, and we were able to hire some great new talent. Thanks to your efforts, we were able to bring in some much-needed fresh perspective to our team.

I wanted to take this opportunity to talk about some areas where you could continue to grow in your role. First, I'd like to talk about your communication style. You've done a great job at communicating with your team members and keeping them updated on new initiatives and changes, but I think it would be beneficial for you if you could also communicate with them about their individual performance. I know this can be hard because sometimes our team members are hard to reach, but it would be helpful if you could find a way to communicate with them regularly about their performance so that they know their contributions are appreciated and understood.

I'm looking forward to working with you next year!

Best,

[your name]


Example:

Hey [name of employee],

I wanted to take a moment to thank you for all of your hard work this past year. It's been a pleasure to work with you, and I'm so grateful for everything you've brought to the team.

Let me recap some of your accomplishments and contributions to the company:

[Accomplishments]

As you know, we're always looking for ways to improve, so I'd also like to share with you some areas where you could grow in your role:

[areas]

As always, thank you for all you do. I look forward to working with you in the coming year.

Best,

[your name]


Example:

Hello [name of employee],

Thank you so much for all the work you've done for [company name] over the past year! We're so excited about all the contributions you've made and the accomplishments you've achieved. We've been following your work closely, and we wanted to take a moment to let you know how much we appreciate it.

We are committed to helping you grow and develop as a leader, and we know that sometimes it takes some time to get there. That's why we want to share some areas where we think you could improve or grow in your role. We'd love to follow up with you in a few weeks to see how things are going and how we can support you further.

In the meantime, keep up the great work!

Best,

[your name]

1. Writing an annual performance review can help an individual track their progress and identify areas where they may need to continue to improve.

2. An annual performance review can also help identify any training or development needs for an individual.

3. Finally, an annual performance review can serve as a tool for career planning and development.

-Managers
-Supervisors
-Team leaders
-Directors
-Senior managers
-Executive officers
-Coordinators
-Operations managers