Do you see performance reviews as a routine part of your job, or do you see them as opportunities to take advantage of?
Performance reviews are more than just feedback sessions for you and the organisation. They’re important moments where key decision-makers are most open to receiving requests from you.
You should always walk into a performance review with a clear ask, and make sure you can justify this ask with the value you’re providing to the organisation.
Your request could relate to a higher salary or more benefits. It could relate to promotions that you’re striving towards. It could be about more responsibilities or access to work on bigger challenges.
The organisation may not be able to satisfy your request in the near term, but it will open the dialogue to build from.
Don’t leave a performance review without putting something on the table.
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