New Hire Performance Reviews Built for the First 90 Days
The first 90 days shape how a new hire performs for the next year. PerformYard gives HR and managers a process for evaluating new hire progress at 30, 60, and 90 days — linked to the full performance management system.
Structure the First 90 Days With Purpose
What makes 30/60/90-day reviews work is structure at each milestone.
- A 30-day review confirms the new hire understands their role and has what they need to ramp up.
- A 60-day review assesses early performance and surfaces any gaps before they become problems.
- A 90-day review documents full-cycle readiness and connects to the employee's first formal performance evaluation.
PerformYard makes it easy to build and automate each of these milestones as part of your existing performance process.
Build New Hire Review Cycles
Custom Forms for Each Milestone: Build 30-day, 60-day, and 90-day review forms with questions specific to each stage of onboarding. Configure the cycle to trigger automatically by hire date, so every new hire moves through the same structured process without HR manually scheduling each one.
Goals From Day One: New employees set goals at onboarding, and those goals surface inside each milestone review form. Managers evaluate progress against what the employee committed to at the start, not general impressions of how onboarding went. Connect goal tracking to your new hire cycle.
Manager and Self-Assessment: Both the manager and the new hire complete their side of each milestone review in PerformYard. Responses appear side by side in the review form, making the development conversation more grounded. No separate survey tools or email threads.
New Hire Data That Connects to Your System
30/60/90-day review data feeds into PerformYard's dashboards alongside all other performance data.
HR can track new hire completion rates by team, identify which managers are conducting milestone reviews on schedule, and spot new hires who may need additional support early. When the new hire's first formal performance review opens, all three milestone reviews are already there as context — the record is built.
PerformYard helps us provide greater feedback for colleagues and better management and structure of the annual review cycle. The platform encourages giving feedback on an ad-hoc basis.
PerformYard completely revamped our performance management process, and staff love the Recognition feature - it is so easy to give a colleague a shout-out!
PerformYard is helping our teams have immediate communications and feedback related to performance and goals. We’ve taken a paper-based process and totally automated it.
PerformYard is super easy to use. The fact that it is completely customizable to what we want makes it very appealing. Our team raves about PerformYard’s simplicity and ease of use.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a new hire performance review?
A new hire performance review is a structured evaluation of an employee's progress during their onboarding period, typically at 30, 60, and 90 days. Unlike a skills assessment or onboarding checklist, a new hire performance review evaluates how the employee is performing in their role, progressing toward their initial goals, and integrating into the team. The results feed into the employee's first formal performance cycle.
How do 30-60-90 day reviews work in PerformYard?
You build a review form for each milestone (30, 60, and 90 days) with questions specific to each stage of onboarding. PerformYard triggers each review automatically based on the employee's hire date, so every new hire moves through the same structured process. Managers and employees each complete their side of the review, and the results are stored in PerformYard alongside the employee's goals and ongoing performance data.
Will PerformYard’s new hire assessment software integrate with our existing HR systems?
Yes. PerformYard connects with major HR platforms including payroll systems, HRIS, and single sign-on providers like Google Workspace and Office 365. Employee data syncs automatically, which reduces manual entry and keeps new hire records accurate from day one. See the full list of integrations.
What support and training does PerformYard offer?
Every PerformYard customer gets a dedicated customer success manager at no extra cost. Your CSM helps you design your new hire review process, trains your employees on the platform, and supports your first cycle launch. There are no onboarding fees, setup support is included in every contract.
Your Complete Performance and Development Toolkit
Performance Reviews
Run Performance Reviews That Actually Drive Growth
- Employee appraisals
- 360 degree feedback
- Quarterly check-ins
- Annual reviews
- Project-based reviews
- Review cycles built around your timeline
- One-on-ones
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PerformYard AI
Tell the Platform What You Want
- Build review forms through conversation
- Create goals by chatting, not clicking
- Generate any report from a plain-language request
- AI summaries of reviews, meetings, and cycles
Goal Management
Set Goals People Actually Follow Through On
- Individual, team, and company goals
- Cascading and aligned objectives
- Progress check-ins and updates
- Goals tied directly into reviews
Continuous Feedback
Make Feedback a Habit, Not an Event
- Real-time recognition and feedback
- Public or private visibility options
- Feedback that feeds review cycles
- Simple enough that people actually use it
Reporting & Analytics
Turn Performance Data Into Decisions
- Cycle completion and participation tracking
- Rating distributions and trend lines
- Nine-box and calibration views
- Exportable, shareable reports
Employee Engagement
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Know How Your People Are Really Doing
- Anonymous engagement surveys
- Benchmark and trend tracking
- Drill-downs by team and department
- Action planning from results
Meetings
Run One-on-Ones Worth Showing Up For
- Shared agendas and talking points
- Notes and action items in one place
- Ties into goals and feedback
- Meeting history at your fingertips
Surveys
Get Answers From Your Whole Org
- Custom surveys in minutes
- Anonymous or attributed responses
- Automated reminders
- Results reporting built in
Ask PerformYard AI
Put Your Performance Data to Work
- One intelligence layer, connected to your reviews, goals, meetings, and feedback
- Recommendations built from your data, in your company's context
- Meeting notes inform goals; review outcomes feed comp and growth plans
- Every cycle makes the next one smarter
Coaching
Insights that Find You
- Employee Insights: a complete view of each person's performance and development.
- Meetings Coach: Pre-meeting prep and post-meeting analysis
- Goal Quality Coach: Ensures every goal is aligned with your organization's philosophy.
- Review Quality Coach: Detects bias in reviews and flags before submission.
Compensation
Pay Decisions Backed by Performance Data
- Comp reviews connected to performance
- Transparent, defensible pay decisions
- Budget and approval workflows
- Merit cycles without the spreadsheets
Skills & Competencies
Give Every Employee a Blueprint for Growth
- Define competencies by role and level
- Assess skills in reviews and check-ins
- Show employees the path forward
- Career pathing built on real data
