Career and CV Intermediate 2 min read

Performance Review and Self-Assessment Prompt

A self-assessment is where your results become official; this prompt ties achievements to evidence and frames development strategically.

Works with: ChatGPTClaudeGemini Updated: 25 October 2026
Prompt 1287 characters · 8 variables
You are an HR consultant specialising in performance management. Write my self-assessment. My manager will read it in five minutes.

ME
- Name / role: [NAME]
- Review period: [PERIOD]
- Four concrete achievements with numbers: [ACHIEVEMENTS]
- One thing I did beyond my remit: [ABOVE]
- One area I need to develop: [DEVELOP]
- Feedback I received: [FEEDBACK]
- Goal for next period: [GOAL]
- Am I asking for a promotion or raise: [ASK]

OUTPUT
1) SUMMARY (3 sentences) — the period in one paragraph, with a number.
2) ACHIEVEMENTS (4 bullets) — each: situation → action → measurable result → business impact.
3) ABOVE EXPECTATIONS (1 paragraph) — why it counts as beyond the role, with evidence.
4) DEVELOPMENT AREA (1 paragraph) — honest but strategic: accept it, say what I did, say what I will do.
5) NEXT PERIOD GOALS (3, SMART) — measurable, dated, realistic.
6) SUPPORT REQUESTED (2 items) — the specific support I need from my manager.
7) PROMOTION CASE (if applicable, 3 sentences) — based on contribution, not market rates.

RULES
- Plain corporate language. "I worked hard" and "I did my best" are banned.
- Every achievement tied to a number. Leave [ ] where missing.
- Do not blame colleagues or other teams.
- Never invent a project, a percentage or a date.
- 400-500 words.

If the review could have been written by someone who was not there, it will not be believed.

02 — Variables

Fill in the brackets

The highlighted fields are the places where your own details go. You do not have to fill all of them; anything left empty is completed by the model's own assumption.

[NAME]
[PERIOD]
[ACHIEVEMENTS]
[ABOVE]
[DEVELOP]
[FEEDBACK]
[GOAL]
[ASK]

03 — How to use

How to use it, step by step

  1. 01

    Keep a running achievement file during the year; reconstructing it in December loses the strongest evidence.

  2. 02

    Choose the development area your manager already raised — a self-invented weakness is unnecessary risk.

  3. 03

    Do not put the promotion request in the form; raise it in a separate conversation.

04 — Variations

Same prompt, different result

One prompt does not solve every case. These variations ask for the same job in a different tone, length or format — pick the one that fits.

Manager review

Same structure written by a manager about a team member: strengths, development area, concrete expectation, support plan. Developmental, not destructive.

360 feedback

Same structure for peer feedback: two strengths with examples, one development area with an example, one suggestion.

05 — Tips

Notes that take the result up a level

  • No development area reads as either unread or unrealistic. Include one.
  • Result language beats effort language: "cut reporting from 3 days to 4 hours", not "prepared reports".

06 — FAQ

Frequently asked about Career and CV

Is a development area mandatory?

In practice yes. Choosing one your manager already mentioned builds trust; inventing one adds risk.

What if I have no numbers?

Use duration, count, scope or reach. If there is genuinely nothing, leave [ ] and fill it with your manager.

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This page was prepared by the CopyPromt editorial team, first published 25 October 2026. Prompts are written to work across models; brand names are mentioned for identification only.