In plain English
It means the employee assesses how well they have done in their job. The judgement comes from the employee about their own performance, rather than from another person.
In context
Here, "self-review" names the stage where the employee provides their own evaluation of their work performance.
- Situation
- Setting goals, receiving feedback, completing reviews, and discussing performance
- What it communicates
- names the employee-completed review stage in the workflow.
Meaning limits
The term itself does not state the outcome of that evaluation or whether anyone else agrees with it.
Examples
“In her self-review, the employee rated her own performance on the last project.”
“At the end of the quarter, each employee submits a self-review.”