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Probation review checklist for the week when your first 90 days need to sound like real work

If your probation review is coming up, the problem is rarely zero work. The problem is scattered proof, vague wording, and not knowing what to pull into the review first.

Use this checklist to gather the strongest proof from your first 30, 60, or 90 days, then choose the smallest paid BragBox step that fits the week you are in.

Fast chooser

Stay free if you need a plain checklist and one cleaner draft first.
Start with the £17 new job playbook if you are still inside the first 90 days and want the cleanest paid shortcut.
Use the £24 prep kit if the probation review is this week and the proof exists but the wording still needs work.
Move to the £19 tracker if the probation review is nearly done and you want a steadier proof habit after it.

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The probation review checklist

Open the places where your first-quarter proof actually lives: Slack, tickets, calendar notes, handoff docs, customer messages, and meeting notes.
Pull out three to five moments where you reduced risk, clarified ownership, sped something up, or made the team less reactive.
For each one, write the before, what you did, and what changed after you stepped in.
Add one concrete proof detail: a date, owner, number, customer note, deadline, or link.
Choose the two or three examples that sound most like the role your manager hired you to do.
End with one next-step sentence that shows what you are ready to own in the next quarter.

Weak note

I learned the process quickly and supported the team.

Better: I took the open onboarding handoff out of scattered messages, gave each task an owner and date, and made it easier for the team to spot blockers before they turned into late work.

Weak note

I improved communication with customers.

Better: I moved recurring customer updates into one written pattern, which reduced repeat questions and gave support a clearer answer path.

Weak note

I took on more ownership during probation.

Better: I moved from following tasks to shaping the handoff and follow-up loop, which gave the team a steadier process instead of one-off fixes.

What to ask for next

Close with the next level of trust you want: more ownership, a bigger scope, a named process, or a clearer area to run.

If the probation review is close

Do not try to write everything. Pick the top three examples, make the before-action-result pattern clean, and move the meeting-ready version into a sharper template.

If the meeting is this week, skip straight to the £24 prep kit. If you still have a little runway and need help collecting proof first, start with the £17 new job playbook.

Related free pages

Want the plain manager-facing draft? Open the probation review template. Want sample wording first? Use probation review examples. Want short sentence starters? Use probation review comments examples. Want the proof packet first? Start with the probation review evidence template.

Paid next step by buyer state

Still collecting proof in the first 90 days? Start with the £17 new job playbook. Past probation, but still bad at saving receipts? Move to the £19 tracker. Meeting already booked and wording still rough? Use the £24 prep kit.

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If your review is no longer a first-90-days problem, go back to the broader performance review checklist.