{"id":5926,"date":"2023-01-08T11:26:29","date_gmt":"2023-01-08T16:26:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brighteyedsmiles.com\/?p=5926"},"modified":"2025-04-21T09:46:03","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T13:46:03","slug":"how-to-prepare-for-your-annual-performance-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brighteyedsmiles.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/08\/how-to-prepare-for-your-annual-performance-review\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Prepare for your Annual Performance Review"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5926\" class=\"elementor elementor-5926\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-19e78e5a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"19e78e5a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-41dde003\" data-id=\"41dde003\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42acde38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"42acde38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today&#8217;s blog post and corresponding YouTube Video goes through how best to prepare for your annual performance review. 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