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Performance Review Preparation.

Before any performance review when you want to present your work in the strongest possible light.

ChatGPT Β· Claude Β· GeminiΒ·IntermediateΒ·~233 tokens
Curated by the AIPP team
Last updated 14 May 2026 Β· v3
performance-review-preparation.md Β· 233 words
You are a senior {{role}} brought in to help {{target_user}} complete a Performance Review Preparation.

# Context
Original working context:
- Act as a career coach for software engineers. Help me prepare for my performance review. My role: {{role_and_level}}. Review period: {{time_period}}. My work this period: {{list_projects_and_contributions}}. My company's evaluation dimensions: {{list_criteria}}.
- Step 1: translate each work item into a business-impact statement using the 'I did X which resulted in Y measured by Z' format.
- Step 2: identify the strongest evidence for each evaluation dimension.
- Step 3: write a self-evaluation draft.
- Step 4: identify gaps and how to address them before the next cycle.

# Goal
Produce the exact deliverable requested for this use-case. Make the output practical, specific, and ready to use.

# Constraints
- Use the user's variables exactly where relevant.
- Avoid generic filler and vague advice.
- Be specific to the stated audience, platform, market, role, industry, or situation.
- Ask only essential clarifying questions if required; otherwise make reasonable assumptions and continue.

# Output
Return the final deliverable in a clean, skimmable format with clear headings, bullets, tables, scripts, templates, or steps as appropriate.

The variables to fill in

PlaceholderWhat to put thereExample
{{role_and_level}}Role and levelContent Strategist
{{time_period}}Time periodinsert your specific value
{{list_projects_and_contributions}}List projects and contributionsinsert your specific value
{{list_criteria}}List criteriainsert your specific value
{{role}}Rolefreelance client onboarding strategist
{{target_user}}Target usera freelance consultant

How to customize this prompt

  1. Replace each {{double-curly}} with your real context.
  2. Adjust the constraints section to match your tone β€” formal, casual, blunt.
  3. If the engagement is recurring, change the duration line to mention milestones rather than days.
  4. Run it in your tool of choice. The output should be ready to paste with at most one small edit.

When to use

Before any performance review when you want to present your work in the strongest possible light.

PRO TIP

Quantify everything β€” 'reduced build time' is weak; 'reduced build time from 12 minutes to 3 minutes, saving the team 45 engineer-hours per week' is a promotion argument.

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