The Candidate should not do the following things when his appraisal doesn’t meet his expectations:

  1. A candidate should not become reactive
  2. A candidate should not become aggressive
  3. A candidate should not feel depressed or elated
  4. A candidate should not blame the person or the system who appraised him
  5. A candidate should not form any biases or opinions either about the system or the person who appraised him / her.

 

The candidate should do following things in a case where his appraisal dont meet his expectations:

  1. A candidate should remain composed and be proactive in behavior
  2. A candidate should read the appraisal with a calm mind and try and understand the actions suggested carefully and evaluate and analyze them
  3. A candidate must seek time with his/ her appraiser and put forward the points on which clarifications are required
  4. The candidate must politely but assertively disagree on any such points / issues and present data
    and facts on these points of disagreement.
  5. If the candidate agrees to the points clarified, corrective actions and measures to be taken as suggested
  6. In case the points are not agreed upon by candidate and the appraiser, then the candidate can seek independent opinions from senior colleagues with prior permission from the appraiser.
  7. If the independent senior colleagues also think the same as mentioned in the appraisal then maybe those would be areas of improvement for candidate. The candidate can work on the said issues for next quarter with the help of the appraising senior and seek all his / her support for development.

– How should an employee go about making his present position interesting, how should he bring a fresh lease of life to his present job.

The following actions can be taken by to bring fresh lease of life in his/her current job:

  1. The candidate must understand the position and its responsibilities and deliverables well
  2. The candidate must connect with all key stake holders with that position and build good professional rapport with them
  3. The candidate must be flexible in his role
  4. The candidate must build your ownership which will motivate him to perform well
  5. The candidate must understand the areas that require improvements
  6. The candidate must innovate and must put forth fresh ideas
  7. The candidate must work with the team, providing each member with responsibility
  8. Prioritize activities
  9. Sometimes change in environment helps, like color of the walls, furniture, new posters at work place etc.