Introduction to reviews

The Worknice review platform is designed to deliver a flexible and unopinionated framework that enables a seamless experience for employees.

This article introduces you to the different aspects of the review platforms so you can design a process that is valuable and efficient as possible.

Anatomy of a Worknice review

Questions

With Worknice, you can create any question you wish. Using our question library, you can consolidate all your questions that will be asked of employees and their managers. Questions can take the following formats;

Text free text response

Multiple choice A choice of multiple pre-configured answers

5 point likert A scale of 1-5 - It uses a range of answer options ranging from one extreme attitude to another, sometimes including a moderate or neutral option

Want to begin creating your questions? Get started in Worknice here

Review templates

Templates are a preconfigured group of questions that form a specific type of review for your business. Customer’s create their own templates, and may range from annual reviews, check ins or probation reviews.

A template can be used to create new employee reviews at scale.

Templates have a number of features;

Instructions improve the employee experience by offering guidance to both the reviewer and the reviewee

Joint review Include both the manager and the employee in the one review. This promotes performance conversations between employee and manager. Both being involved in the same review, rather than having their own form to fill separately, builds accountability and collaboration.

Lifecycle stages lifecycle stages enable enhanced management and sophistication within the review process.

Learn more about the roles and lifecycle stages of a review

Cycles

Cycles are effectively folders for a group of reviews. Account owners can manage the progress of the review overall