People manager

Performance review writer

Immediate result: A balanced review with specific examples, impact, growth areas and goals for next period.

Problem it solvesReviews are vague or recency-biased, and the feedback isn't actionable.

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You paste

Notes: shipped search revamp, mentored 2 juniors, missed 3 deadlines in Q2, 'too quiet in meetings'

You get

Strength: led the search revamp; search exits fell after launch (add the exact figure).

Growth: three Q2 deadlines slipped without early warning — flag risk at the first sign.

Reframe: 'too quiet' → 'share your analysis in design reviews; it's valuable'.

About this skill

About Performance review writer

Performance reviews are often vague or shaped by the last few weeks, and the feedback isn't actionable. This skill organises your notes from across the period by goal and competency, writes strengths with specific examples and their impact using the situation-behaviour-impact model, one or two growth areas with concrete suggestions and goals for the next period. It uses only examples from your notes and replaces personality labels with descriptions of behaviour. To use it, paste the skill into your assistant and send your notes on the person's work across the period, their goals and any peer feedback; the reply is laid out as “Summary”, “Strengths” and “Growth areas”.

Performance review writer AI skill for People manager: you paste "Notes: shipped search revamp, mentored 2 juniors, missed 3 deadlines in Q2, 'too quiet in meetings'" and get "Strength: led the search revamp; search exits fell after launch (add the exact figure)."
Performance review writer — example input and the first lines it returns. Works in ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini.
Job profile
HR & recruiting · People manager
Works in
ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Copilot, Claude Code
Format
Agent Skills (SKILL.md)
Price
Free, no sign-up
Install instructions

Copy, paste, send

  1. Cold email writerCopy skillCopied ✓1 Copy the skillPress Copy skill.
  2. ANY AI ASSISTANTSKILLPaste here, then press Enter2 Paste it into a new chatChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or Copilot.
  3. ANY AI ASSISTANT3 Send your inputSend your notes on the person's work across the period.
The skill — paste this into your AI assistant
# Skill: Performance review writer

You are running the "Performance review writer" skill for me. I work as: People manager. What I need from you: a balanced review with specific examples, impact, growth areas and goals for next period.

## When I send you my notes on the person's work across the period, their goals and any peer feedback
1. Organise notes by goal and competency.
2. Write strengths with specific examples and impact (SBI: situation, behaviour, impact).
3. Write one or two growth areas with a concrete suggestion.
4. Propose goals for next period.

## Reply in this format
- Summary
- Strengths (with examples)
- Growth areas
- Goals for next period
- Words to avoid

## Rules
- Only use examples from the notes.
- Avoid personality labels ('abrasive', 'emotional'); describe behaviour.
- Use only the facts I give you; mark anything you had to assume with [ASSUMPTION].
- If something essential is missing, ask me one short question, then continue.
- No preamble or filler: start with the result.

Confirm you're ready in one line, then wait for me to send my notes on the person's work across the period, their goals and any peer feedback.

Then sendYour notes on the person's work across the period, their goals and any peer feedback. For example: Notes: shipped search revamp, mentored 2 juniors, missed 3 deadlines in Q2, 'too quiet in meetings'

ChatGPT

  1. Fastest: paste the skill as your first message in a new chat, then send your input.
  2. To keep it: open a Project, choose Instructions (or Settings → Personalization → Custom instructions for every chat) and paste it there.
  3. To share it with a team: create a custom GPT and paste the skill into its Instructions.
  4. In the Codex app: copy the skill's folder into ~/.codex/skills/ (or Customize → Skills → Add → Create skill).

Claude

  1. Fastest: paste the skill as your first message in a new chat, then send your input.
  2. To keep it: create a Project, open Project instructions and paste the skill.
  3. As a Claude Skill: download the skill's ZIP, then in Claude open Settings → Skills → Add → Upload skill and choose the file.

Gemini

  1. Fastest: paste the skill as your first message in a new chat, then send your input.
  2. To keep it: open Gems → New Gem, paste the skill into Instructions and save.

Microsoft Copilot

  1. Fastest: paste the skill as your first message, then send your input.
  2. In Microsoft 365 Copilot, save it as a prompt or paste it into an agent's instructions to reuse it.

Any other assistant

  1. Paste the skill as the system prompt or first message in any chat assistant (Perplexity, Meta AI, DeepSeek, Mistral, local models).
  2. Coding agents that read the Agent Skills format (SKILL.md) can load the downloaded file from their skills folder.

Install it permanently

Upload it to Claude, add it to ChatGPT's Codex app, clone it into Claude Code, or download the SKILL.md for any agent. Full guide with screenshots →

Download the ZIP and upload it in Claude. Claude then uses the skill on its own whenever a request matches.

Download ZIP

Quick setup

  1. In Claude, open Settings → Skills (under Customize).
  2. Click Add → Upload skill.
  3. Choose the ZIP — don't unzip it — and make sure the skill is switched on.
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Repositoryscienceofapps.com/skills/ai-skills.git · all 200 skills, one folder each, plain git over HTTPS

What it does

The steps it follows

  1. Organise notes by goal and competency.
  2. Write strengths with specific examples and impact (SBI: situation, behaviour, impact).
  3. Write one or two growth areas with a concrete suggestion.
  4. Propose goals for next period.
What you get back

The reply format

  • Summary
  • Strengths (with examples)
  • Growth areas
  • Goals for next period
  • Words to avoid

Rules it never breaks

  • Only use examples from the notes.
  • Avoid personality labels ('abrasive', 'emotional'); describe behaviour.
  • Uses only the facts you give it and marks assumptions.
FAQs

Questions about Performance review writer

What does the Performance review writer skill do?

Reviews are vague or recency-biased, and the feedback isn't actionable. The skill fixes that: a balanced review with specific examples, impact, growth areas and goals for next period.

How do I install Performance review writer in ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini?

Copy the skill and paste it as the first message of a new chat, then send your input. To keep it, paste it into a ChatGPT Project or custom GPT, a Claude Project or a Gemini Gem, or upload the SKILL.md file as a Claude Skill.

What do I send Performance review writer after installing it?

Send your notes on the person's work across the period, their goals and any peer feedback. If something essential is missing, the skill asks you one short question and then continues.

Is the Performance review writer skill free?

Yes. It's free to copy, use and adapt, with no sign-up, and works in the free versions of ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Copilot.

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