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Prepare for your probation review
Your probation review is next week and you're not sure how it's going. Get your evidence on one page, questions to ask and what to do if there are concerns.
The prompt · ChatGPT
Help me prepare for my probation review. My role and start date: [details] Goals or expectations I was given: [list] What I've done: [projects, results, feedback] Anything that's gone wrong: [and what I did about it] How I think it's going: [honestly] Ask me up to 3 short questions first if anything important is missing. Wait for my answers. Then: 1. A one-page evidence summary against each goal. 2. Three things to highlight and how to say them. 3. Questions to ask, such as what would make the next 6 months a success. 4. What to say if they raise a concern or extend my probation, and how to agree a clear plan. 5. Remind me to check my contract for what it says about probation and notice, and Acas if I'm unsure. Only use what I've told you, leave blanks for anything I haven't given, and don't invent facts, dates or results. UK English. Stay in this ChatGPT chat. Do not turn on apps or connectors, and do not use memory from another chat.
A short example
Fill the blanks, then paste. details: a short note you already have. list: a short note you already have. Leave the rest of the prompt as written.
The prompt · Copilot
Help me prepare for my probation review. My role and start date: [details] Goals or expectations I was given: [list] What I've done: [projects, results, feedback] Anything that's gone wrong: [and what I did about it] How I think it's going: [honestly] Ask me up to 3 short questions first if anything important is missing. Wait for my answers. Then: 1. A one-page evidence summary against each goal. 2. Three things to highlight and how to say them. 3. Questions to ask, such as what would make the next 6 months a success. 4. What to say if they raise a concern or extend my probation, and how to agree a clear plan. 5. Remind me to check my contract for what it says about probation and notice, and Acas if I'm unsure. Only use what I've told you, leave blanks for anything I haven't given, and don't invent facts, dates or results. UK English. Stay in this Copilot chat. Leave plugins off, and do not open a file from OneDrive.
A short example
Fill the blanks, then paste. details: a short note you already have. list: a short note you already have. Leave the rest of the prompt as written.
You type your start date, what you've done and any feedback so far.
The assistant asks about the goals you were set and anything that's gone wrong.
You get an evidence summary, questions to ask, and a plan for if they extend it or raise concerns.
What happens
Use Copilot to prepare for your probation review
Your probation review is next week and you're not sure how it's going. Get your evidence on one page, questions to ask and what to do if there are concerns.
Tools
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