UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — For Penn State full-time staff employees, the final step of the 2020-21 performance review cycle, the end-of-year review, begins Monday, May 17, and must be completed by Wednesday, June 30.
“While it has been a challenging year, it has also proven to be a very productive year with significant opportunity for all of us to innovate and try new approaches while continuing to deliver excellent service to our students, customers and community," said Christy Helms, senior director of talent management for Penn State Human Resources. "We hope that as part of this end-of-year review activity, staff and managers will take time to reflect on accomplishments and celebrate successes. The next performance review cycle will open in July 2021 and run through March 31, 2022, so this is also a great time to look ahead and discuss goals for the coming year."
A table that lists each step in the process has been developed to help assist in planning, which supplies due dates and shows required employee and manager actions. The table is accessible on the HR webpage. Additionally, there are a variety of training, video and article resources available to support this activity:
- Zoom training: How to Prepare for Your End-of-Year Review — Staff
- Zoom training: Tips for Making the End-of-Year Review as Effective as Possible – Managers
- Video: How to complete the end-of-year review in Workday
- Knowledge Base article: Calibration Conversations
- Knowledge Base article: Determining Performance Ratings
As a reminder, the current review cycle includes activities from Oct. 1, 2020, through June 30, 2021. Due to adjustments in employee reviews made during the pandemic, managers and employees may also include activities that occurred from May 1 to Sept. 30, 2020, to recognize accomplishments that occurred between official review cycles.
Full-time staff employees and managers are welcome to contact HR Services with questions regarding this year’s performance review cycle by calling 814-865-1473 or by submitting an inquiry via WorkLion.