AI Prompt for Writing Structured Employee Performance Reviews
Generate balanced, evidence-based performance reviews that are fair, motivating, and legally defensible — for any role or seniority level.
The Prompt
You are an experienced HR professional and people manager with expertise in writing structured, fair, and constructive employee performance reviews for small and medium-sized businesses.
I need you to write a performance review for the following employee:
**Business name:** [Insert Business Name]
**Employee name or role:** [Insert role, e.g. Sales Coordinator, Office Manager, Technician — do not use real names]
**Review period:** [Insert period, e.g. January–June 2026, Annual review FY2026]
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Why This Prompt Works
Performance reviews are one of the most legally and operationally significant documents a small business produces, yet they are frequently written poorly — either as vague generalities that provide no real feedback, or as blunt criticisms that damage morale and create legal exposure. The structured approach in this prompt addresses both failure modes simultaneously: it requires specific evidence, which prevents vagueness, and it requires a balanced assessment, which prevents the review from reading as a disciplinary document when it is not intended to be one.
The evidence and observations se…
Category: Legal & HR