Employee reviews are annual or biannual meetings between you and your supervisor where your supervisor provides you with verbal and written feedback on your job performance. You should know that some companies tie the performance review to salary increases but some do not.

Some things you may want to find out ahead of time (by talking to your boss and/or peers):

a) Is a pay raise tied to performance reviews?
b) Will you have the opportunity to do a performance review on yourself as part of this process?
c) Because you are new, will you have been at the company long enough to even discuss a raise?
d) Will you have an opportunity to also provide your boss with feedback on his/her performance?
e) How can you best prepare for the review?

Nana, certainly the more prepared you are for your review, the easier it will be. I would suggest pulling your boss aside and asking him/her how you can best prepare for the review and what you should expect. That answer alone should supply you with all the information you need. Best of luck and let me know if you need anything else. You can also reach me on www.askdrmac.com.