Assigning competencies and skills to a job

Competencies and skills are important to Talent Acquisition. When you assign competencies and skills to a job, they are displayed on the job requisition when a job opening exists for a position attached to the job. Recruiters and hiring managers compare the job's competencies and skills requirements with candidates competencies and skills to match candidates to the job.

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You can also copy competencies and skills from an existing job.

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You can assign multiple competencies and skills at a time if you have a competency model that fits the job. You can also add skills and competencies individually.

From HR Administration, select Jobs And Positions > Jobs.
Open the job.
Click Qualifications.
Optionally, attach a competency model:
1. Click Create in the Competency Models section.
2. Select an effective date and select the competency model.
3. To make the competencies in this competency model available to performance appraisals as an appraisal criterion for the job, select the Appraisal Criteria check box. A rating scale is required on the competencies if this check box is selected.
  A rating scale is required on the competencies if this check box is selected.
4. Click Save.
Optionally, assign qualification groups:
1. Click Create in the Qualification Groups section.
2. Specify this information:
  
  Effective Date
  
  Specify the effective date.
  
  Qualification Group
  
  Select the qualification group.
  
  Active
  
  Select this check box to make the Qualification group assignment active.
3. Click Submit.
Under the Competencies heading, view the competencies added by the model. To modify a competency, open the competency, modify as needed, and click Save. You cannot delete a competency added by a competency model.
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Competencies assigned through a model are dynamic. If a competency is removed from the model, it is also removed from the job. If a new competency is added to a model, it is added to the job also.
- To make a competency available to performance appraisals as an appraisal criterion for the job, select Yes under Appraisal Criteria. If this check box is selected, a rating scale is required on the competency.
- To make the competency essential to the job, select Yes under Essential.
- To add an essential rating level and a desired rating level, to change the active status, or to add equivalent experience that can be substituted for the competency, specify or select the appropriate information, and click Save.
To add a new competency, click the Create button in the Competencies section, select the competency in the competency field, specify the appropriate information, and click Save.
- To make a competency available to performance appraisals as an appraisal criterion for the job, select Yes under Appraisal Criteria. If this check box is selected, a rating scale is required on the competency.
- To make the competency essential to the job, select Yes under Essential.
- To add an essential rating level or a desired rating level, to change the active status, or to add equivalent experience that can be substituted for the competency, and specify the appropriate information.
- To add the minimum number of required qualifications, specify the Minimum Equivalency value, and click Save. Optionally, to add equivalent qualifications, click Create Equivalent Qualification, then specify the effective date, select the qualification type and the qualification, specify the relation, and click Save.
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You cannot add a competency that duplicates a competency in the competency model or models that you have selected for the job.
Assign a new skill to the job:
1. Click Qualifications.
2. Click Create.
3. Select the skill.
4. Specify the effective date of the skill to the job.
5. Specify this information:
  
  Active
  
  Select this check box to set the status of the skill to active.
  
  The default status for a skill is active. To make the skill inactive, clear the check box.
  
  Appraisal Criteria
  
  Select this check box to make the skill available to performance appraisals as an appraisal criterion for the job.
  
  If you select the Appraisal Criteria check box, a rating scale is required on the competency.
  
  Essential
  
  Select this check box to make the skill essential for a job that is in an active work assignment.
  
  Desired Rating Level
  
  Specify the minimum rating level that is required for the skill.
  
  Essential Rating Level
  
  Specify the target rating for the essential skill.
  
  Equivalent Experience Or Other Comments
  
  Specify the equivalent experience that replaces the education requirement when equivalent experience is enabled.
  
  Optionally, provide comments about the equivalent experience.
  
  Essential Years Of Experience
  
  Specify the required years of experience for an essential skill.
  
  Desired Years Of Experience
  
  Specify the required number of years of experience for a skill.
6. Click Save.
Optionally, update a skill that is added through a competency model:
1. Select a skill.
2. Click Open.
3. Update other skill details.
4. Optionally, add an equivalent experience for a job.
  See Adding equivalent qualifications to a job and position.
5. Click Save.
Note:
Skills that are assigned through a model are dynamic. If a skill is removed from the model, the skill is removed from the job. If a new skill is added to the model, the skill is added to the job. You cannot delete a skill that is added through a competency model.
To add a new experience, click Create in the Experience section and specify this information:

Experience

Select the experience.

Years of Experience

Specify the required number of years of experience.

Essential

Select this check box to make the experience essential for a job that is in an active work assignment.

Active

Select this check box to make the experience assignment active.

Minimum Equivalency

Minimum value defines the minimum number of required qualifications.

Adding standardized experience codes can be used in determining job and position qualification requirements and which employees have the required experience.