很多公司都有绩效考核，一年一次或是一年两次。又到年终，各单位的绩效考核也陆续开始了。那么，该如何准备绩效考核呢？

Is your performance review just around the corner? There's no need to panic -- but now would be a good time to prepare. 你的绩效考核是不是即将来临了？没有必要慌张——但现在就该开始准备了。

Experts offer these tips for making your review go more smoothly¹: 下面是专家们提供的建议，让你的考核进行地更顺利：

* Learn how your company works. 了解企业的工作方式

At some companies, negative comments on performance reviews are uncommon², so anything that's not glowing is cause for concern. Other companies give every worker areas for improvement. 有些公司的绩效考核一般不会有反面的评价，所以任何不华丽的辞藻你都该考虑一下。另一些公司会给每个员工改进的空间。

"You definitely need to know how the process works at your company," Civitelli said. But you need to gather your information in an "emotionally intelligent" way. Don't badger³ your boss about whether a certain action will get you a 5 instead of a 4 on your review -- it makes you seem more concerned about your evaluation⁴ than about helping⁵ the company. Civitelli说：“你一定要了解公司的工作流程”。但是，你需要“聪明地”收集信息。不要总问老板某个行为会让你的考评得“5等”还是“4等”——这会让你看上去更关心绩效评估而不是怎样帮公司做到更好。

* Make your case in writing. 写份书面材料

Many times you'll be asked to fill out a self-assessment before your review. If that's not part of your company's process, it's still a good idea to write a summary of your achievements for your boss before the review. 很多时候，公司会要求你在考核前填写自我评估。如果这不是你公司流程一部分，在年终绩效考核前写一份业绩总结报告也是一个好办法。

"There's an art to doing that," Civitelli said. "You don't want to be too apologetic, but you also don't want it to appear that you've never thought about anything to improve on." Civitell说：“这是一门艺术。你不想表现得太谦虚；但也不希望看上去从来没有考虑过还有任何提高的方面。”

Phillips suggests that any time you mention a weakness, "say what you are doing about it." Phillips建议任何时候提及一个弱点，“都要说自己正在采取措施。”