Copying jobs

To create a new job that is similar to an existing job, you can copy the existing job and then make changes. The newly created job has an identical detail form to the copied job except for the new name and any of the other components that you copied. If the old job was synchronized to a position, the new job also has a synchronized position.

  1. Select Administrator > Set Up > Jobs and Positions > Jobs.
  2. Highlight or open the job to copy.
  3. Select Actions > Copy Job.
  4. Specify this information:
    Effective Date

    Required. Select the effective date.

    New Short Description

    Specify the short description of the new job.

    New Description

    Specify the description of the new job or leave blank and the short description defaults.

  5. Select the items to copy to the new job:
    Responsibility Groups Including Details

    Select this check box to copy responsibility groups that are attached to the old job.

    Responsibilities Not Associated To A group

    Select this check box to copy stand-alone responsibilities that are attached to the old job.

    Competency Models Including Details

    Select this check box to copy competency models that are attached to the old job.

    Competencies Not Associated To A Model

    Select this check box to copy stand-alone competencies that are attached to the old job.

    Skills Not Associated To A Model

    Select this check box to copy stand-alone skills that attached to the old job.

    Education

    Select this check box to copy education items that are attached to the old job.

    Credentials

    Select this check box to coy credentials that are attached to the old job.

    Working Conditions

    Select this check box to copy working conditions that are attached to the old job.

    Job Country Attributes

    Select this check box to copy job country attributes that are attached to the old job.

  6. Click OK. The new job is created within the same organization.
  7. Open the new job and update as needed.