Describing an employee's skills in accuracy and detail-mindedness means more than saying, "Has a strong/good/poor eye for detail." Conducting an employee appraisal means using the right phrasing to delineate levels of the employee's abilities, whether they excel or need improvement.
In order for the written feedback on your evaluations to have a long-lasting impact, you need to focus on the individual performance factors that determine the quality and quantity of your employees’ work, such as accuracy and detail-mindedness. The best strategy is to include targeted phrases that energize an employee to keep up the good work in key areas, while also encouraging employees to focus more carefully on the quality and quantity of their work where needed.
Accuracy
Exceptional: Consistently exceeds expectations
Sets the gold standard for accuracy
Produces consistently error-free work
Produces work that is 100 percent reliable
Has zero tolerance for mistakes
Excellent: Frequently exceeds expectations
Has an ongoing focus on accuracy
Finds and corrects errors
Emphasizes accuracy to others
Checks and rechecks for accuracy
Fully competent: Meets expectations
Keeps accuracy in mind
Expects accuracy in all aspects of the job
Maintains detailed and accurate records
Does not tolerate sloppy work
Marginal: Occasionally fails to meet expectations
Does not spend enough time reviewing
Produces documentation that is not consistently reliable
Is too tolerant of errors
Produces frequently unreliable output
Tends to overlook specifications
Unsatisfactory: Consistently fails to meet expectations
Produces work that cannot be relied upon
Needs constant monitoring
Has made errors that have led to significant problems
Always falls short of the mark in terms of accuracy
Detail-mindedness
Exceptional: Consistently exceeds expectations
Covers every significant detail from A to Z
Takes thoroughness to a new level
Energizes others to work carefully
Catches critical details missed by others
Meticulously manages every key detail
Manages the details, and doesn’t let the details manage him
Possesses uncanny insight into the role and relevance of every detail
Can discuss details with anyone at any level
Remains unsatisfied until a topic is totally mastered
Accurately analyzes and prioritizes details
Excellent: Frequently exceeds expectations
Has a great eye for detail
Regards the term minor detail as an oxymoron
Keeps details in perspective
Can get down to a microscopic level if needed
Never gets mired in minor details
Quickly notices when key details are overlooked
Digs into the details
Has detailed knowledge that is greatly valued by others
Supports conclusions with appropriate details
Is uncomfortable when details are lacking
Fully competent: Meets expectations
Includes all relevant details
Discerns relevant from irrelevant details
Sweats the small stuff
Makes sense of the masses of detail
Steps up to the challenge of handling details
Does not miss a major detail
Stays on top of the details
Is comfortable with the expected level of detail
Pushes extra-hard to handle the details
Marginal: Occasionally fails to meet expectations
Has little concern for details
Sees the big picture, but overlooks the small picture
Leaves the details to others
Struggles with details
Leaves out points that should be included
Randomly omits details
Lets the details slide
Regards details as a major challenge
Regards details as a low priority
Sees details as an inconvenience
Procrastinates when handling details
Gets careless with details
Unsatisfactory: Consistently fails to meet expectations
Does not get down to details
Overlooks essential details
Focuses on the fine points and misses the major ones
Focuses on the major points and misses most others
Tries to bluff when asked about details
Omits vital details, but includes insignificant details
Regards details as fluff
Is easily distracted when working on details
Provides details that are sloppy, inaccurate, or incomplete
