Its April near ……Appraisal, Increment and Promotion - 100th Post

March is the closing month of most of the corporate and this is actually the deciding month for an employee regarding their promotion and increments. 28 days still left in this month of March,16.  So, whatever is unfinished , try to complete it before 31st March,16.  For April,16 - When the evaluation process will start, follow these tips. 

Some tips :

•  Make some bullet points regarding your achievements of the Financial Year -2015-16.  It will help you when your boss will call you for your appraisal or promotion discussion.

• Highlight the extraordinary things you have done in this financial year.

• If this year target not achieved, prepare yourself well with the causes and what are the action you are going to take in next financial year.

• Plan your roadmap for the next Financial year so that you boss can understand your seriousness regarding your job and future plans.

• Also prepare a handy note that what are the new skills you have learnt in this year and how it will help you and your team in near future.

• Prepare yourself to listen some harsh words from your boss which you have never expected.

•  Don’t speak negative words about your team because you have to work with the same team in next financial year.

• Try to show your achievements in monetary terms (Saving, Sales etc).  Numbers speaks well.

• If you have a 360 degree appraisal system, then you have to think about your other colleagues and subordinates.  Make a good conversation with them and motivate them.

• If there is a mistake you have done in the going Financial year, feel sorry for it and express the same with your boss.

Rest , best of luck…you are going to complete one more year of your job and adding one more year in your curriculum vitae.

Its April, the appraisal time………………

From March onwards, every office goers starts to devote more hours in office and wants to be in the good book of boss because it is the time when companies start the process of appraisals.

HR people becomes the most important people in the corporates and they do not disclose anything and show their importance.

During the time, corporate jungles are filled with speculation and gossips.

In other hands, the bosses starts to shouting on their subordinates and starts telling them the failure and non-achievements of targets. The big guns of companies start telling the profit margin is slowdown in this year.

This process continues till the appraisals sheet not finalized. On 7th of May, when the salary credited or letter of appraisal is given to employees, they start to think to quit the company because of less increment. Till the June, starts everything becomes normal and every job is on track.


This cycle continues every year ……………….How many % you get this year...............