What is a summary of accomplishments (SOA)?
The SOA is a narrative description of your accomplishments as it relates to your job responsibilities, competencies, goals, objectives, and other factors.
The SOA invites you to be part of a discussion about your performance over the past year. Your SOA will help you reflect on your performance in the past year and to document: contributions and accomplishments; major challenges, obstacles, and unanticipated developments; career aspirations and requested professional development; future goals for next review cycle; and speak to progress made towards previous goals and objectives.
Your supervisor will review and consider your feedback prior to finalizing the appraisal form. In addition, your feedback can help clarify any gaps between your understanding of job expectations, goals, standards, and those of your supervisor.
Employees who are unable to complete the online version of the SOA will have access to a PDF or WORD version of the form. Employees must have prior authorization from their supervisor to substitute the eAppraisal SOA. Under what circumstances should the eAppraisal form be substituted? If there is an extended leave of absence, or an employee has insufficient computer skills to complete the form.
