When you walk into your boss' office for your performance review, you need a game plan. Documenting your accomplishments¹ is a good starting point. But just as important, you need to know how to come out of the meeting with the information you need.

当你走进老板办公室谈论绩效考核时，你需要准备好策略。展示你的成绩会开个好头。但是同样重要地是，你需要知道如何从考核中获得需要的信息。

Experts offer these tips for handling this sometimes tricky² conversation:

下面是专家们提供的建议，用于应对这种有时难以处理的谈话：

* Follow up. 事后跟进

If you are surprised by a negative review and want some time to reflect before discussing it, ask your boss for more time. "Your boss knew it was coming," Civitelli said. "You may have to say, 'I need some time to think about these things.'" 如果业绩考核的负面评价让你感到惊讶，想在讨论之前有段时间反省的话，那就要求老板给你更多的时间。Civitelli说：“你的老板早会料到会出现这个情况。你也许得说‘我需要一些时间考虑这些事情。’”

If your boss wants you to improve your performance, ask if you can talk again in a few weeks to see if you're succeeding. 如果你的老板希望你改善工作表现，那么问一问能否几周后再谈谈，看看到那时你的工作表现是否有所改善。

In some cases, if your review is very negative and you feel it's unfair, you may want to ask if there's a way to avoid having the review made part of your permanent³ record until you have had a chance to rectify⁴ the situation. 有些时候，如果你的考核评价很糟糕，你感觉不公平，你可能会想问问能否有机会来改善情况，能否不让它计入永久工作业绩记录。