Set your new hires up for long‑term success with this comprehensive Probation Review Template
This template supports every stage of the probation journey. From regular weekly reflections through to the final review meeting. Because of this, both managers and employees have clarity on performance, expectations, support needs, and future development.
The template also draws on proven approaches to effective probation reviews, highlighting why these conversations matter:
- They help determine role fit, uncover onboarding gaps, and surface challenges early.
- They give employees a voice in sharing their experience, feedback, and development needs.
- They foster two‑way dialogue that strengthens engagement, performance, and retention.
Whether you’re onboarding one new hire or scaling your team, this probation review template equips you to run fair, constructive, and impactful probation reviews that drive better outcomes for everyone involved.
What’s inside
This 9-page template is fully editable and created in Microsoft Word. It’s more than an end of probation review guide. Instead, it’s designed to support the entire probationary period, including key milestones and regular check‑in questions that help you give every new hire the best possible chance of success.
Specifically, you’ll find thoughtful, manager‑tested questions covering performance, cultural alignment, achievements, blockers, wellbeing, and future goals. By doing so, each review session becomes more structured, more consistent, and more employee‑centred.