Esteemed Magazines April-May 2009 | Page 7

Page 7 Human Relations Management Employee Performance Reviews A lot of people are afraid of these and every time they are announced by the HR department as being due, it is time for panic to set in. In this edition at Esteemed, we thought it wise to highlight what they are, how to prepare for them and how to deal with a bad review. I know some people who have actually believed that they are a waste of time and that they are the management’s best firing tool. The article is courtesy of Dawn Rosenberg McKay, About.com; URL http://careerplanning.about.com/od/perform ancereview/a/reviews.htm How to Prepare for a Performance Review and What Ѽ