How to Write a Great AI Prompt to Write a Performance Review
Most people ask AI to "Write a performance review for my employee"—and wonder why the output is mediocre. Here's how to write a prompt that actually gets you what you want on the first try.
"Write a performance review for my employee"
Too vague—AI has to guess what you want
"Write a mid-year performance review for a junior marketing executive. Strengths: strong copywriting, meets deadlines, proactive in team meetings. Development areas: needs to improve data analysis skills, sometimes avoids difficult conversations. Tone: balanced and encouraging. Structure: strengths paragraph, development areas paragraph, one specific goal for H2. No corporate jargon."
Specific, clear, ready to use
What makes the strong prompt better?
Provides real strengths and weaknesses so the AI doesn't invent them
Defines a clear three-part structure with a forward-looking goal
Bans corporate jargon to ensure the review sounds human
Pro tips for write a performance review prompts
- •Always specify your target audience or reader
- •Include concrete examples or context from your situation
- •Set tone guidance—formal, casual, witty, empathetic
- •Add length constraints to avoid rambling output
- •Exclude what you don't want (e.g., "no buzzwords", "no clichés")
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