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Performance review template for an office manager
A ready-to-use, section-by-section template with the competencies that matter for an office manager, role-specific example phrases, and a guard against the stock filler that makes most reviews read as generic. Copy the structure, fill in your evidence, or skip the writing entirely with Crestento.
The template
Four sections, in this order. Length should match the evidence you have — a thin section is honest; an invented paragraph is not.
Summary
One or two paragraphs setting the context: what was expected of office manager this period, and your overall verdict. Lead with the headline.
Example phrasing
“Ran the office for 85 staff across two locations with zero facility downtime, renegotiated the cleaning and catering contracts for a 14% annual saving, and coordinated 32 new-hire onboardings on day-one readiness without slip.”
Strengths
The behaviours and outcomes that made the work happen. Anchor in evidence: facility uptime / disruption incidents, vendor cost reductions or savings, onboarding-readiness rate (desk + tech + access on day one).
- Evidence for: facilities and office operations.
- Evidence for: vendor and supplier coordination.
- Evidence for: event and meeting logistics.
- Evidence for: budget tracking for office expenses.
Areas for Growth
Forward-looking development edges. Frame as opportunities, not deficiencies. Specific behaviours to develop, not generic office manager criticism.
- One pattern observed across the period.
- One specific behaviour to develop.
- One concrete next step.
Goals for the Next Period
Two or three concrete goals. Each should name a specific behaviour change, a measurable target, and a deadline. Avoid vague aspirations.
Competencies to evaluate
The 7 competencies a strong office manager review structures around, in priority order. Use these as the spine of the Strengths and Areas for Growth sections.
- facilities and office operations
- vendor and supplier coordination
- event and meeting logistics
- budget tracking for office expenses
- employee onboarding logistics
- health, safety, and compliance for the office
- executive support and admin coordination
Before you write
Office managers are evaluated on what didn't break — the deliveries that landed, the meetings that happened, the vendor contracts that got reviewed, the new hires whose desks were ready. The work is invisible when it goes well and very visible when it doesn't. Strong office managers build the systems that make the office run on autopilot. Weak office managers do reactive task triage that consumes everyone's time.
Evidence to gather
Strong reviews for an office manager cite evidence of these shapes. Only use a specific value (a percentage, a count, a dollar amount) if you actually have it — don’t invent a number to sound concrete.
- facility uptime / disruption incidents
- vendor cost reductions or savings
- onboarding-readiness rate (desk + tech + access on day one)
- event execution success (on time, in budget)
- expense-tracking accuracy
- office satisfaction signal (if measured)
Where to find the evidence
Work products an office manager produces. Reference these by name in the review when they’re relevant — it signals you know the work.
- vendor contracts and renewal schedule
- office budget tracking
- new-hire setup checklist
- event planning documentation
- facility maintenance log
- health and safety / fire-warden register
Phrasing that lands vs phrasing that doesn’t
Strong — specific, evidenced, role-appropriate
“Ran the office for 85 staff across two locations with zero facility downtime, renegotiated the cleaning and catering contracts for a 14% annual saving, and coordinated 32 new-hire onboardings on day-one readiness without slip.”
Weak — vague, unevidenced, generic
“Keeps the office running smoothly.”
Phrases to never use
Stock filler that AI-written office manager reviews slip into. Managers spot it instantly. Rewrite to name a specific behaviour instead.
- “keeps the office running smoothly”
- “go-to person for everything”
- “wears many hats”
- “indispensable to the team”
- “always cheerful and helpful”
- “the heart of the office”
- “consistently reliable”
Don’t invent these specifics
The details an AI tends to fabricate for office managerreviews. If you don’t have the specific number, name, or date in your notes, leave it out — generic-but-honest beats specific-but- invented every time.
- specific cost-saving percentages not in input
- named vendors not mentioned by the manager
- specific event or onboarding counts not provided
- facility-uptime numbers not quantified
- named direct reports or relief staff not in input
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