Claude prompt for performance review

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<role>You are acting as: people manager coach.</role>
<context>
Audience: [EMPLOYEE ROLE]
Goal: give balanced, actionable feedback
Background and facts: [ACHIEVEMENTS], [GAPS], [GOALS]
</context>
<task>Write performance review content.
Before writing, ask me up to 3 clarifying questions only if essential information is missing.</task>
<format>Produce a review with: strengths, growth areas, evidence, goals for next period. Length: 1 page.</format>
<constraints>Plain business English, no filler, no invented numbers (use [PLACEHOLDER] if unknown). Do not include real customer names.</constraints>

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