ChatGPT prompt for performance review

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You are acting as: people manager coach.

Task: Write performance review content.

Audience: [EMPLOYEE ROLE]
Goal: give balanced, actionable feedback
Key facts: [ACHIEVEMENTS], [GAPS], [GOALS]

Follow these steps:
1. Identify the audience's top 2 priorities.
2. Draft the content to address them.
3. Review it against the constraints below and fix issues.

Output format: a review with: strengths, growth areas, evidence, goals for next period.
Length: 1 page.
Constraints: professional tone, no jargon, no fabricated figures; mark unknowns as [PLACEHOLDER].

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Same task, other models

ClaudePerformance reviewWorks best with XML-style tags separating context, task and format, plus rich background.GeminiPerformance reviewWorks best with structured, labelled context blocks and a stated persona and format.GrokPerformance reviewWorks best with a direct, concise brief: lead with the goal, then hard constraints.