Job Profiles
Creating Competency Profiles for Each Job in the Target Audience

With the competency models in place, we work with client subject matter experts (SMEs) to create a competency profile for each of the jobs. The methodology is as follows:

• Assemble SMEs who know the job/role in question.
• Provide the SMEs with appropriate documentation, including job descriptions
• SMEs review the applicable competency model, as if it were a menu, and select the competency domains or titles that apply to the target job.
• With the list of competencies complete, the SMEs then determine, for each competency title, the level of proficiency (1, 2, 3, 4, or 5) appropriate for the target job.
• The resulting competency profile becomes the competency standard for use in such important activities as individual competency assessment/training needs analysis, selection and recruitment, career management, and succession planning.

The following is a sample job profile, created with the process described above:

Job: Director

Figure 4: Sample competency profile. A competency profile documents the exact knowledge and skill requirements for a particular job or role.