In the Review Cycle, you can create a new cycle review with 3 (three) different cycle objectives, namely Performance, Competency, and Evaluation Review. Each review cycle requires arrangements related to the review period, the review method used, and when the review results will be published. The cycle that has been made up to its progress will be summarized in the Overview cycle chart, you can learn about it here.

In this guide, we will explain how to create a Performance Review cycle with the aim of evaluating employee performance. Here are the steps:

1. Log in to review.talenta.co.
2. Click the Review Cycle menu.
   
3. Click "Create New Cycle".
   
4. On the Create your cycle pop-up, select Performance review. Fill in the name of the cycle to be created. Try to make the cycle name complete and detailed as shown below. Then, click "Create".
   
   
   
5. Then, you will be redirected to the Create new cycle page. 
   
   Information:
   

   No.	Column/Button Names	Description
   1	Edit cycle name	Buttons to change the cycle name or change the purpose of the cycle: performance, competency, or evaluation.
   2	Duplicate from existing cycles	You can choose to duplicate the cycle setting from a cycle that has already been made by clicking "Yes" or "No".
   3	Who will be reviewed in this cycle?	Select the employee names that will be included in the assessment period by clicking "Select employees". Or, select all employees by clicking the "Select all employees" checkbox.
   4	Time frame for this cycle	Select the review time frame for the period the employee's performance will be assessed. Custom: Custom timeframe. Monthly: Monthly timeframe. Quarterly: The period of time per quarter. Half-yearly: Semester timeframe. Yearly: The period of time per year.
   5	Start cycle on	Fill in the start and end limits of the period to be assessed. The end date automatically follows the selected time frame category, except for the custom category.
   6	Review period	Enter the review value input period. The start date will be automatically selected H+1 from the “end date” time frame. Meanwhile, End Date Displays the deadline for input values ​​and can be extended if needed.
   7	Repeat cycle automatically after this cycle ends	If this information is enabled, the cycle will automatically repeat after the cycle ends.

   
   
6. Then, proceed to the next section on the Create review cycle page, which is a review method based on the job position. 
   
   Information:
   

   No.	Column/button name	Description
   1	Enable lock edit for review	Check to lock the edit review feature, so that the review cannot be edited or reset after submission unless there is a request. You can also disable this function when the cycle has been successfully created, via the action item on the cycle review page. Click Click "View settings" to take advantage of the shortcut feature to ESS Settings to set approval rules including the approval layer. Learn more here.
   2	Manager reviews	Click the toggle button to activate the Manager review method (Manager reviews his team of employees). Then, a pop up will appear with several settings tabs as follows. A. General - Template: Select the template you want. - Automatically Assign the Employee Manager to Each Selected Member: Check to automatically assign the supervisor as a reviewer based on the employee approval path. - Display Review Results in Details: Check so that employees can see the review results from each reviewer in detail. B. Goals - Include Goals: Check to be able to include each employee's objectives/KPI/OKR as review indicators. This option can be used if the question type of the template is rating or percentage. - Allow employees to pick their goals before the review starts: This option can be checked only if you have checked Include Goals. Check to allow employees to select goals before the review begins. Then, you can determine the period for employees to choose goals (Period of employees to choose goals) and the superior period for managing goals (Period of superior to manage goals). If in the same cycle you use include goals in another review method, then the goals displayed in the review form (other review method) are the goals that have been chosen by the employee/superior. C. Attendance - Attendance: turn on this option if employee attendance data will be used as an assessment indicator in the review form, then you can set the score based on the percentage of employee attendance. D. Weight You can determine the weight of each category so that the system can calculate a rating to calculate the final score. You can implement it on all employees or certain employees based on job level and job position.
   3	360-degree reviews	Click the “toggle” button to activate the 360-degree review method (review from subordinates, colleagues at the same level, and managers). Then a pop up will appear along with the following tabs: A. General - Template: You can select a question/indicator template to use. - Display 360 review results for managers: Check so that managers can see review results or pending reviews. - Let member pick their co-worker: Check so that members can choose which co-workers will be their reviewers. - Allow reviewers to reject review tasks: Check to allow reviewers to reject review tasks. B. Goals - Include goals: Check to be able to include the goals of each employee as a review indicator. This option can be used if the question type of the template is rating or percentage. C. Weight You can determine the weight of each category so that the system can calculate a rating to calculate the final score. You can implement it on all employees or certain employees based on job level and job position.
   4	Team Review	Click the “toggle” button to activate the Team review method (Employees review colleagues from one team). Then a pop up will appear along with the following tabs: A. General - Template: You can choose the template to use. B. Goals - Include goals: Check to be able to include the goals of each employee as a review indicator. This option can be used if the question type of the template is rating or percentage. So, a column appears to enter the goal load as follows.
   5	Self review	Click the "toggle" button to activate the Self-review method (Employees review personal abilities). Then a pop up will appear along with the following tabs: A. General - Template: Select the self review template you want. - Self Review first before Manager Review: Check to apply Self review first before you can carry out a Manager review. B.Goals - Include goals: Check to be able to include the goals of each employee as a review indicator. This option can be used if the question type of the template is rating or percentage. So, a column appears to enter the goal load as follows. C. Weight You can determine the weight of each category so that the system can calculate a rating to calculate the final score. You can implement it on all employees or certain employees based on job level and job position.
   6	Use weights	This checkbox is active if you select more than 1 (one) review method. This feature works so that your review score is calculated based on the weight you set.
   7	Deduction score system	Later, the employee's final score will be reduced based on attendance data and reprimand status. However, you need to use a rating or presentation template to use this feature.
   8	Publish score after	Determining when the results of the review will be shared with employees. - Complete Review: Publish score can be done if all reviewers have collected all their reviews. - Review Period End: Publish score can be done if it has passed the end review period date. - Both: Publish scores can be done if all reviewers have collected all their reviews and have passed the end date of the review period.

   
   
7. The review cycle that you have created will appear on the start page of the Review Cycle sub-menu.
   

This is a guide to making a cycle review for performance review purposes. Furthermore, you can learn how to view the details of your review results, here.