Job Evaluation Skill Skill

Job Evaluation Skill

Overview

The Job Evaluation skill provides capabilities for analyzing and evaluating jobs to establish internal equity, create job architecture, and support compensation decisions. This skill enables systematic job leveling through point-factor methods and career framework development.

Capabilities

Point-Factor Evaluation

Apply point-factor job evaluation methods
Calculate factor weights and scores
Evaluate jobs consistently
Handle hybrid and unique roles
Support multiple evaluation systems (Hay, Mercer IPE)

Job Architecture

Create job family and career level frameworks
Define job family structures
Establish career ladders
Create job profiles
Document leveling criteria

Internal Equity Analysis

Calculate internal equity relationships
Identify pay grade inconsistencies
Compare job values across departments
Detect compression issues
Support equity adjustments

Job Documentation

Generate job architecture documentation
Create job description templates
Build leveling guides and criteria
Document evaluation rationale
Maintain evaluation records

Market Matching

Map jobs to market survey matches
Support benchmark job selection
Enable custom survey cuts
Track match quality
Document matching rationale

Usage

Job Evaluation

const jobEvaluation = {
  job: {
    title: 'Senior Software Engineer',
    family: 'Engineering',
    department: 'Product Engineering',
    manager: 'Engineering Manager'
  },
  factors: [
    {
      name: 'Knowledge',
      weight: 25,
      subfactors: [
        { name: 'Education', score: 4, maxScore: 6 },
        { name: 'Experience', score: 5, maxScore: 6 },
        { name: 'Technical Complexity', score: 5, maxScore: 6 }
      ]
    },
    {
      name: 'Problem Solving',
      weight: 25,
      subfactors: [
        { name: 'Analysis', score: 5, maxScore: 6 },
        { name: 'Creativity', score: 4, maxScore: 6 }
      ]
    },
    {
      name: 'Impact',
      weight: 30,
      subfactors: [
        { name: 'Scope', score: 4, maxScore: 6 },
        { name: 'Financial Impact', score: 3, maxScore: 6 }
      ]
    },
    {
      name: 'Leadership',
      weight: 20,
      subfactors: [
        { name: 'Direct Reports', score: 1, maxScore: 6 },
        { name: 'Influence', score: 4, maxScore: 6 }
      ]
    }
  ]
};

Career Framework

const careerFramework = {
  family: 'Engineering',
  track: 'Individual Contributor',
  levels: [
    {
      code: 'IC1',
      title: 'Associate Engineer',
      pointRange: { min: 100, max: 200 },
      gradeLevel: 'P1',
      characteristics: {
        scope: 'Task-level with guidance',
        autonomy: 'Close supervision',
        impact: 'Own work only'
      }
    },
    {
      code: 'IC2',
      title: 'Software Engineer',
      pointRange: { min: 201, max: 350 },
      gradeLevel: 'P2',
      characteristics: {
        scope: 'Project components',
        autonomy: 'General guidance',
        impact: 'Team contributions'
      }
    }
    // ... additional levels
  ]
};

Process Integration

This skill integrates with the following HR processes:

| Process | Integration Points | |---------|-------------------| | job-evaluation-leveling.js | Full evaluation workflow | | salary-benchmarking.js | Market matching | | succession-planning.js | Career framework |

Best Practices

Consistency: Apply evaluation factors consistently across jobs
Documentation: Document evaluation rationale thoroughly
Committee Review: Use evaluation committees for objectivity
Regular Updates: Review job evaluations when roles change
Market Alignment: Ensure internal values align with market
Transparency: Communicate leveling criteria to employees

Metrics and KPIs

| Metric | Description | Target | |--------|-------------|--------| | Jobs Evaluated | Percentage of jobs with evaluation | 100% | | Evaluation Currency | Jobs reviewed in last 2 years | 100% | | Internal Equity | Same-level pay variance | <10% | | Framework Coverage | Jobs mapped to framework | 100% | | Appeal Rate | Evaluation appeals per year | <5% |

Related Skills

SK-013: Comp Benchmarking (market integration)
SK-014: Pay Equity (equity analysis)

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