Performance review phrases – Adaptability

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1. Positive performance appraisal phrases for Adaptability

•  Be willing to discover more effective methods to conduct business;

•  Stays calm whenever there are arising stressful circumstances;

•  Persuade everyone around her to be calm by making them concentrated on the final goal;

•  Be prompt in tackling changes during doing her assignments;

•  Welcomes criticism to help improve her business;

•  Be enthusiasm to say about the method she is using to fulfill a task;

•  Keeps the proposal of change;

•  Gets involved and quickly adapts to different changes in different situations.

2. Negative performance appraisal phrases for Adaptability

•  Be reluctant to face up with the very last changes in directions;

•  Seriously follow the job tasks that are clarified in her job description;

•  Be willing to take even very small changes;

•  Put off or haul such training and deployment of new programs;

•  Be reluctant to be in charge of duties which are “below her”;

•  Do not show any independence in doing research and working;

•  Be unwilling to take over others in the same department when necessary;

•  Be confused upon such “out of plan” changes.

Adaptability and Flexibility

"Indecision is the key to flexibility!"

The world of work is changing at an ever increasing pace so employers actively seek out graduates who can adapt to changing circumstances and environments, and embrace new ideas, who are enterprising, resourceful and adaptable.

In our list of the top ten skills employers want, flexibility comes ninth.

Some people thrive on change and the unexpected and enjoy alteration to their their routines: they are naturally adaptable.

If you are the kind of person who always has a ‘to do’ list and doesn’t like it when something arises which isn’t on your list, then you probably aren’t naturally adaptable.

New graduates will increasingly be recruited for their adaptability

91% of HR directors think that by 2018, people will be recruited on their ability to deal with change and uncertainty says The Flux Report by Right Management.

60% of HR directors identified employee wellness and resilience as key to enabling organisations to achieve their strategic objectives. 53% said that employees’ ability to deal with unanticipated problems is THE key attribute for future business success.

49% of organisations had already introduced improved flexible working arrangements to help staff cope with flux. Other initiatives include increased internal communication from leadership to maintain morale (42%) and promotions but with minimal pay rises (36%).

The Report found that people in their 30s are perceived to be best equipped to deal with changes at work, whilst those in their 50s and 60s were considered least able to cope.

You can learn to cope with change

But you can also learn to become more adaptable and to develop your ability to cope effectively with change. You can learn how to become adaptable through experience.  You might even have the advantage over others as you will have used your planning and organising skills to change your behaviour.

Flexibility involves:

• adapting successfully to changing situations & environments
• Keeping calm in the face of difficulties
• Planning ahead, but having alternative options in case things go wrong
• Thinking quickly to respond to sudden changes in circumstances
• Persisting in the face of unexpected difficulties
• Anticipating & responding positively to changing environments
• Ability to adapt to change positively in response to changing circumstances
• Taking on new challenges at short notice.
• Dealing with changing priorities/workloads

Some careers which particularly require flexibility

• Sales
• Marketing
• Advertising
• Events management
• PR: You need to be versatile and adaptable with a good eye for a story and the ability to craft content.
• Journalism
• Media jobs
• Arts administrator
• Clinical research associate
• Teaching English abroad
• Armed Forces: adaptability is essential to cope with varied postings.
• Barrister
• Management consultant
• Hotel manager
• Small companies:you need the flexibility to get involved in a number of different tasks and functions.

How can you show a recruiter that you are adaptable?

It,s not sufficient just to say “I am adaptable”, you need to give evidence of your adaptability by giving examples. You can draw on situations like these to help you demonstrate your adaptability:

• Working in a part-time job whilst doing a degree
• Changing holiday plans at the last minute
• Living in another country.

You have to be able to prove to an employer that you can:

• Show willingness to learn new methods, procedures, or techniques and take on new tasks 
• Show initiative & self-reliance.
• Look for new ways of doing things and to achieve objectives.
• Make suggestions for increasing the effectiveness of changes.
• Draw conclusions from new and changing information.
• Be resourceful with a positive, 'can do’ attitude to change.
• Respond with energy to new challenges, the unfamiliar and the unexpected.
• Look for ways to make changes work rather than identifying why change won't work.
• Adjust your methods to deal with a changing situation or emergency.
• Shift your priorities in response to the demands of a situation.
• Not be frightened to improvise. You are comfortable about moving into action without a plan: planning on-the-go. 
• Be tolerant of time pressure, working well close to deadlines. 
• Bounce back from setbacks and maintain a positive attitude.
• Keep an open mind.
• See the bigger picture. 

• Like variety. 
• Be good at multi-tasking (doing a number of tasks at once): juggling a number of balls at the same time.

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