Advantages of Multiple Models and One-Size-Fits-All Competency Models
When competency models are needed in an organization with many different jobs, there are two basic strategies for model building: “one-size-fits-all” approaches [...]
Build your own job competency models
Many companies are building their own competency models without the help (& expense) of external consultants. More than 1,000 HR professionals have [...]
Competency Modeling – Research or Intuitive Approach
There are three approaches to building a competency model: 1) Research 2) Intuitive 3) Balance of Research and Intuitive 1. Research Approach [...]
What will key users of a competency model need from it?
The planning of a competency model requires identifying the most important stakeholders and users and considering how they will want to use [...]
How to Successfully Implement a Competency Model
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Selecting a HR Application for a Model-Building Project
Competency models have many potential uses – for diverse areas including selection, assessment, development, performance management, training, and planning career paths. Some [...]
The Multiple Jobs Approach to Building Competency Models
In the Multiple Jobs Approach, competency models are developed simultaneously for a set of jobs (e.g., all professional jobs in marketing; all [...]
Benchmarking is not Competency Modeling
Could HR professionals, and organizations at large, stand to gain by incorporating both competency modeling and benchmarking into their practices?