Use: complete per employee at least annually. Owner: manager, reviewed by CHRO. File the completed form in the HR system / SharePoint evidence library. Frameworks: SOC 2 HRS-6 (performance evaluations conducted); supports CC1.4. Vanta slot: employee-performance-evaluations.
Replace every {{…}}. This is a fill-and-complete form — do not pre-complete.

Employee & period

  • Employee: {{employee_name}} · Title / team: {{employee_title}} · Manager: {{manager_name}}
  • Review period: {{review_period_start}} – {{review_period_end}} · Review date: {{review_date}}

Performance against objectives

Objective / responsibilityRating (1–5)Comments
{{objective_1}}{{objective_1_rating}}{{objective_1_comments}}
{{objective_2}}{{objective_2_rating}}{{objective_2_comments}}

Competencies

CompetencyRating (1–5)Comments
Job knowledge / quality of work{{job_knowledge_rating}}{{job_knowledge_comments}}
Collaboration / communication{{collaboration_rating}}{{collaboration_comments}}
Ownership / reliability{{ownership_rating}}{{ownership_comments}}
Security & compliance (follows policies, handles data appropriately, completes required training){{security_rating}}{{security_comments}}

Development & goals

  • Strengths: {{strengths}}
  • Areas for development: {{areas_for_development}}
  • Goals for next period: {{goals_next_period}}

Sign-off

  • Manager: {{manager_name}} · {{manager_date}}
  • Employee acknowledgement: {{employee_name}} · {{employee_ack_date}}
  • CHRO review: {{chro_name}} · {{chro_date}}

Variables

VariableDescription
{{employee_name}}Employee’s full name
{{employee_title}}Employee’s title / team
{{manager_name}}Reviewing manager’s name
{{review_period_start}}Start of the review period
{{review_period_end}}End of the review period
{{review_date}}Date the review is conducted
{{objective_1}}, {{objective_2}}Objective / responsibility being rated
{{objective_1_rating}}, {{objective_2_rating}}Rating (1–5) for the objective
{{objective_1_comments}}, {{objective_2_comments}}Comments on the objective
{{job_knowledge_rating}} / {{job_knowledge_comments}}Rating and comments — job knowledge / quality of work
{{collaboration_rating}} / {{collaboration_comments}}Rating and comments — collaboration / communication
{{ownership_rating}} / {{ownership_comments}}Rating and comments — ownership / reliability
{{security_rating}} / {{security_comments}}Rating and comments — security & compliance
{{strengths}}Strengths narrative
{{areas_for_development}}Areas for development narrative
{{goals_next_period}}Goals for the next period
{{manager_date}}Date the manager signs off
{{employee_ack_date}}Date the employee acknowledges
{{chro_name}}Name of the reviewing CHRO
{{chro_date}}Date of CHRO review

Cross-references