Five Advantages of Automated Scheduling for Employee Reviews

Employee reviews can be cumbersome. In some cases, they take time away from daily tasks and can be stressful for both managers and employees. As a result, they often get pushed aside in favor of handling a big project or conflicts with vacation time.

Employees who are interested in how they're progressing may have to wait several weeks or months
before they are reviewed. This can have a ripple effect. By using an automated process for scheduling reviews, the stress of missed performance evaluations can be eliminated. Here are five advantages to converting to this process.

• No surprises. Automated appointments on the calendar create a system where managers don't get a last-minute notification of reviews. This reduces a feeling of urgency and stress that can be avoided by the advanced notice and a chance for both the employee and supervisor to be prepared.
• Automated scheduling. An annual review or six-month evaluation that occurs at regular intervals and on time provides consistency. It helps employees learn how they are progressing, gives them confidence and enables them to prepare in advance to meet their goals.
• Budget effects. Implementation of performance evaluations sometimes affect an employee's salary. When evaluations are pushed back or skipped altogether, this can skew budget projections. For companies using a fiscal year and use-it-lose-it budget framework, this can have a problematic snowball effect.
• Employee morale. If a raise is tied in to a performance review that comes late or not at all, employees may feel cast aside when their reviews are missed. This can impact morale and performance.
• Friendly reminders. For some people with busy schedules, the reminder feature of performance review software is a notable advantage. It keeps them on task and fills in their calendar to prevent rescheduling and missed deadlines.

Automated scheduling keeps everyone in the evaluation loop on track, providing better results and increased engagement for the employee which makes the manager's job easier in the long run.