This year’s annual appraisals and career development reviews start on Monday November 25 and will run until January 28, 2025. To help you prepare for them, the Human Resources Department teams are running information and training sessions. Note the dates in your diary to ensure you are thoroughly prepared!

Scheduling appraisals 

The Human Resources Department would like to draw your attention to the fact that this year's campaign starts on November 24 and would encourage you to begin scheduling sessions well in advance.

• Make sure you allow enough time for an in-depth discussion: an hour and a half is a good guideline. 
   
• If possible, it is recommended that these interviews be conducted in person. However, depending on the situation, they may also be conducted remotely via Teams.  

Preparing for appraisals 

To support you and help you prepare for the campaign as best as possible, the Human Resources Department provides several resources:

• Online information and discussion meetings in the week prior to the campaign launch:

- For heads/managers, on Tuesday November 25 from 11am to 12 noon (link sent by email to those concerned).

- For staff, on Tuesday November 19, from 2 to 3pm. Click here to attend. (link coming soon)

• A training session is also available with the "Training of the month" initiative. This year, particular emphasis has been placed on the importance of feedback, and so the focus of the session is “active listening at the heart of our exchanges”. This interactive, theatrical videoconference session, lasting 1 hour and 15 minutes, will help participants understand the importance of listening in professional relationships, master rephrasing and questioning techniques, and strengthen the link between listening and engagement, both on a daily basis and during appraisals and career development reviews. A session open to everyone will be held on Thursday, November 13, 2025, from 11:00 am to 12:15 pm. 

Please note: the “Skills and Training” webinar on Tuesday, November 27 at 11 a.m. will give you a better understanding of the challenges of the appraisal and how to formulate your training needs during the campaign.

To attend the November 27 webinar, click here

Appraisals in practice

As a reminder, this annual appraisal campaign includes:

• annual appraisals,
   
• promotion requests for non-scientific staff ("Compro" – forms also have to be completed for staff wishing to advance from technician to engineer status),
   
• career development reviews, with detailed career development reviews for employees with more than six years of service (legal obligation) who have not had a career review for the past six years.

The appraisal campaign applies to all staff at the Institut Pasteur, except for those on fixed-term contracts of less than six months, PhD students and contract workers. Since 2022, all postdoctoral fellows have also received an appraisal as part of the campaign.

This year's campaign will take place from Monday November 24 to January 27, 2025. Online forms involving promotion requests will need to be approved by January 7, 2026 at the latest. 

• Your local HR contact is available to answer any questions you may have and provide support and guidance.
   
• Details about appraisals and career development reviews (a guide, FAQ and practical instructions) will be provided on the intranet page at the beginning of the campaign.

Further information

Detailed information is available on this page 

You can also consult the HR campaign calendar. 

If you have any questions about the Career Portal and the appraisal forms, contact portailrh@pasteur.fr