June 16, 2005

Formal Evaluation...
I had my first formal evaluation on Tuesday. Basically my team leader, and supervisor, followed me around on one of my tours taking notes on everything that I said and did. At the end of it we talked about the tour, and what he thought of it -things I did well, and things I can improve on. I wasn`t surprised by anything he said. By the end of the tour you know what you should have mentioned (and forgot or didn`t have enough time to cover), and if there was a logistical problem, or whatever.
Yesterday I got the formal report on how my tour went, and I was overall "good". As far as I know, everyone gets a "good/bon" on their first tour following. However, I did have a few sections of the tour that got an "outstanding"! For example, my logistics, non-verbal communication, and professionalism were all outstanding.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

All that for a tour guide job? Wow. They sure take things seriously down there.

Kudos on the good report.

Stephen said...

Free BBQ`s every Thursday! How does that happen! I`m even going to miss the BBQ on the first day of uni in September, because I`ll be flying back from Ottawa. Grrrr...

In total, there are three tests during training (one last Sunday), one informal following, three formal followings, a mid-season evaluation (coming up soon), and a final evaluation at the end of the summer.
Thanks for the kudos :)