Add New Competencies

This section describes how to add new competencies to your library. Adding competencies can also involve the following optional steps (which are described in the sections that follow):

• Associating a set of behaviors to a competency.
• Assigning a job or job assignment with a competency.

At a minimum, before saving your competency, you need to add your competency to the list and define its name.

To add a competency:

1. Go to Performance Setup > Competency Setup.
2. Click the Competencies tab.
3. Click Create Competency in the toolstrip.
4. Enter values in the Competency Name and Description fields.
5. The description you add is made available to managers and employees to help them rate and provide feedback on the competency.
6. Note: Each competency name must be unique.
5. (Optional) Select the Core Competency checkbox to make this competency a core competency.
6. Core competencies are assigned to all employees by default.
6. (Optional) Select an option in the Competency Category drop-down list to assign a category.
7. You define the available competency categories in the Competency Categories tab of Performance Setup > Competency Setup.
7. Specify a start date in the Start Date field. By default, this field displays the current date.
8. (Optional) Specify an end date in the End Date field.
9. If you want to assign behaviors or jobs, continue to the next sections; otherwise click Save.