What is a use of Questionnaires before a Talent Review meeting?

• A. to calculate the worker potential rating during the content preparation stage
• B. to record attendance for the meeting
• C. to collect salary data from the team
• D. to finalize the 9-box position

Answer: (A)

Questionnaires before a Talent Review are used to gather input on an employee’s potential and readiness for higher responsibilities, so you can form a consistent, data-driven assessment ahead of the meeting. This information feeds into calculating the worker’s potential rating and helps populate the 9-box grid, aligning managers on calibration and reducing subjectivity during the discussion. By collecting structured input in advance, the review can proceed with a clear, comparable basis for positioning employees.

The other activities—recording attendance, collecting salary data, or finalizing the 9-box position—aren’t the primary purpose of these pre-meeting questionnaires. Attendance is a logistical task, salary data is separate and sensitive, and final placements in the 9-box are typically refined during the actual review meeting using the gathered inputs rather than determined solely beforehand.