Question

how to write a self-appraisal for an annual performance review

Answer 1

The self-appraisal (also known as a self-evaluation or a self-assessment) is your opportunity to reflect on the things you did well, and the things you didn’t do so well — but learned from this past year. That said, your reasons (a.k.a. excuses) for not doing a great job at completing your self-appraisal may include everything from:

lack of time
thinking the information won’t be useful or used
feeling inadequately equipped with information, or memory, to do the process justice
laziness
However, taking the time to reflect on your past 12 months of performance is a critical component of the annual performance review process — so make time for it!