Oh no! You were on your lunch break and your boss saw you updating your resume. Will he bypass you for that promotion now because he thinks you are looking elsewhere? Actually, keeping your resume up to date is a benefit for any employer. When that promotion opens up (within your current company) you will be ready with a resume that shows why you are the right person for the job. The guys over at Resume Edge have a really good article on why you should keep your resume up to date all of the time.
Think of your annual performance review and all of the documenting you do for that as just one of the outcomes of your constant resume process. The ongoing resume process is the horse the annual review is just the cart.
Recently, I got connected to former co-workers and current co-workers using an employment-related social networking site called LinkedIn. One of the great strengths of this tool is that you can request endorsements from people who have worked with you in the past, or you can endorse others. These endorsements could be very valuable if your company tanks and you need some shining words to help you get a new job. Hopefully you don't need it for this reason , you could even use this to help you with your annual performance review. Some folks even include their public profile on LinkedIn on their e-mail signature.
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