Performance review phrases – Job knowledge

Knowledge is one of the three fundamental aspects to be considered in evaluating an employee (Knowledge, Skill, and Ability). As a manager, to be able to evaluate this criterion of an employee, the manager must be able to know the typical descriptions of a person with good or bad knowledge about the job. We would like to introduce here several review phrases which will help you understand how it is to be an employee with good and bad knowledge:

Exceptional/Superior:

  1. John shows a potentially excellent knowledge about the job requirements and related skills.
  2. John pays a lot of attention to new advancement and development in the industry and subjects of interests; therefore, he always gets the up-to-date knowledge about the issues of concern.
  3. John is a very potential employee as his knowledge about the job is quite remarkable.
  4. John has contributed much to the organization thanks to his great understanding and knowledge about our products and competitors.
  5. John is a going-forward person. He frequently updates news and information regarding his job or areas of expertise. We can expect nothing more from a competent employee.
  6. John is the one who has the best knowledge about the products of our Company. You should ask him for help.
  7. As we implement new rules and upgrade software and equipment, Joe is always the first to understand and adjust to the changes.
  8. John has a potentially comprehensive knowledge to meet the job requirements and related skills.
  9. George acts as a living source of information for other employees in the department.
  10. Marta has complete mastery of her job.

Exceeds Requirements/More than Satisfactory:

  1. John always keeps himself updated of new information and knowledge in relation to his field of expertise.
  2. John is very knowledgeable about the products and special features of the products of the company.
  3. John is very learnable and he is always eager to learn everything about the job.
  4. John is good at identifying the company’s products and special features of them.
  5. John has such a wonderful knowledge in his areas. But, he always insists that he knows little and tries to learn more all the time.
  6. Michelle always applies new knowledge to her work and keeps up with changes in her field.
  7. David knows everything he needs in order to perform his job impeccably.
  8. Nathan keeps his job skills current. Moreover, he does not mind sharing his knowledge with less experienced members of the team.
  9. Rebecca’s skills are keeping up with the pace of the industry. She is as competent at her job as she used to be.
  10. John is very studious. He is willing to study the knowledge about the job and share everything he knows with other team members.

Meets Expectations/Satisfactory:

  1. John is a work-hard employee and willing to study the knowledge about the job and share everything with his team members.
  2. Bruce strives to study the knowledge and gain new skills required for his job.
  3. Cassidy regularly applies knowledge to improve the productivity of her team.
  4. Frank is a highly experienced worker who possesses a great knowledge of his job area.
  5. Harry is willing to learn new techniques and processes to improve his job knowledge.
  6. Ingrid understands all aspects of her job.
  7. Jennifer is a reliable employee who performs her job according to modern standards.
  8. Linden attends skills seminars and professional courses on a regular basis in order to boost her job skills.
  9. Jennifer used to be a very productive employee, but her level of job knowledge has dropped significantly. She needs to refresh her professional skills.
  10. As we implement new rules and upgrade software and equipment, Joe struggles to learn new technology, but adapts very slowly.

Provisional/Needs Improvement:

  1. John doesn’t seem to know much about his job as he says. And it is less than we expected at first, too.
  2. John doesn’t know the most basic steps in his job. That’s the reason why his productivity is such low.
  3. John is not as knowledgeable about the job and its requirements as we expected at first.
  4. Michelle repeatedly asks the same questions about her job duties and does not retain important information required to perform her job well.
  5. Oliver renounces the assistance of his mentor. He needs to stop being overconfident and start learning.
  6. Patrick has a specific set of professional skills but it falls behind the requirements for his job.
  7. Quentin cannot fulfill difficult tasks. He lacks the knowledge required for his type of job.
  8. Peter cannot accomplish most of the assigned tasks without supervision. He needs to find a mentor.
  9. Donald fails to keep abreast of the industry trends. He should not be trusted with difficult tasks.
  10. Yvonne needs to improve her job knowledge. She cannot handle even the easiest tasks.
  11. Ursula fully depends on instructions from supervisor when facing unexpected issues. She cannot find decent solutions herself due to the lack of knowledge.

Unsatisfactory:

  1. It is a poor thing that John still hasn’t known key fundamentals of his job. What could we do with him now.
  2. John cannot fulfill his duties as his lack of necessary knowledge about the job.
  3. John doesn’t even know how to perform the simplest tasks and we cannot let him out of the sight of our supervisors.
  4. John doesn’t even know the key fundamentals of the job and he always has to ask for other ’s instruction.
  5. Betty fails to accomplish her assignments since she doesn’t have enough knowledge about the initial procedure.
  6. Betty has a weak knowledge about the job that it is hard for her to enhance it.
  7. Betty fails to handle the smallest job-related tasks; she doesn’t know anything significant about this job.
  8. John fails to meet his duties because he does not know necessary knowledge about the job.
  9. John fails to meet first requirement of amount of knowledge about the job.
  10. John always asks for other’s instruction because he doesn’t even know the key fundamental of the job.

Self Evaluation Questions:

  1. How often do you have problems completing your main objectives?
  2. Do you understand every process and procedure required to perform your tasks effectively?
  3. What do you do to expand your professional knowledge?
  4. Do you attend training courses to enhance your professional skills and knowledge?
  5. How well do you handle tasks that require deep job knowledge?
  6. Do you contribute any time to researching new methods of work?
  7. Have you ever had to refuse to take a project because you did not know how to perform it?
  8. Do you keep constantly improving skills used to perform your job?
  9. How often do you help your colleagues with tasks that require specific job knowledge?
  10. Do you strive to be streets ahead of others in terms of job knowledge?

 

The sample of performance review phrases for job knowledge is a great/helpful tool for periodical/annual job performance appraisal. Note that, job knowledge review phrase can be positive or negative and your performance review can be effective or bad/poor activities for your staffs.

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