How to Prepare for Performance Reviews

Tools & Training from    HR Vibe

Natalie Purkhardt
| 7/7/2025

Performance reviews are more than a checkmark on the HR calendar. When done right, they’re a chance to boost morale, drive results, and align employees with your organization’s mission. In Quebec, these conversations also carry important regulatory weight under CNESST labour standards. That’s why thoughtful preparation is key – and HR Vibe is here to help.

We don't just hand over templates. We design, customize, integrate, and even manage your entire performance review process so that it’s seamless, consistent, and efficient from start to finish.

1. Set the Stage with Clear, Aligned Objectives

Start strong by setting goals early and making them SMART: Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound. These goals become the benchmark for every conversation to come.

How HR Vibe Helps

We guide managers through goal-setting workshops and provide templates tailored to your industry, culture, and regulatory needs in both English and French.

2. Use Evaluation Forms That Actually Reflect Your Team

Customized performance evaluation forms are essential for ensuring that employee assessments are both relevant and impactful. By aligning competencies directly with specific job descriptions, these forms provide a clear framework for measuring performance based on the actual responsibilities and expectations of each role. This tailored approach not only enhances fairness and accuracy in evaluations, but also supports meaningful feedback, goal setting, and professional development. It ensures that employees are evaluated on what truly matters to their position and to the organization, ultimately driving performance, engagement, and alignment with strategic priorities.

How HR Vibe Helps

We design bilingual, role-specific performance forms and indicators that can be tracked over time and mapped directly to goals.

3. Integrate Everything Into Your HRIS

No more scattered spreadsheets or missed deadlines. HR Vibe can fully embed your performance management cycle into the HRIS of your choice. That means automated notifications, centralized feedback, and on-demand analytics.

How HR Vibe Helps

We handle setup, integration, and testing — ensuring every form, check-in, and deadline is accounted for and system-ready.

4. Train Managers for Better Conversations

A form is only as good as the conversation behind it. HR Vibe trains your managers to lead reviews with empathy, structure, and clarity — avoiding bias and encouraging meaningful two-way dialogue.

How HR Vibe Helps

We offer interactive coaching sessions, feedback scripts, and real-life scenario practice so every review feels constructive and forward-looking.

5. Monitor, Track, and Improve

The best performance programs evolve. With performance dashboards and KPIs built into your system, you can monitor trends, identify gaps, and adjust as needed.

How HR Vibe Helps

We help you close each cycle with insights — not just scores. We support quarterly check-ins and build-in opportunities for year-over-year improvement.

Performance Reviews. Reimagined for Quebec.


Performance management isn’t just about evaluation — it’s about evolution. At HR Vibe, we help you personalize, streamline, and elevate every aspect of your review cycle. Whether you need strategic setup or full-cycle support, we’re your partner in performance and compliance.

Let’s create a culture of feedback together — one conversation at a time.

Reach out to HR Vibe to find out if your organization qualifies for a government grant on a performance evaluation project!
(Québec organizations only)

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