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Job Title vs. Job Role Explained

A job role is a description of what a person does. A job title is a convenient name for a role. Skills are assigned to Job Roles, not Job Titles.

Job Title - speaks to certain abilities and typical tasks based on training and experience, but also speaks to the level of the job within the organization (consider an Assistant Professor versus a Professor) and determines pay grade.

Job Titles - are created under:

  • Click on Admin
  • Click on People Setup
  • Click on Lists

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  • Click on the Job Titles tab
  • Click on New Job Title
  • Enter the Job Title label/term
  • Click on Update to Save Job Title

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  • Click on Edit/Delete to execute the Edit/Delete command
  • Click Update to save changes or Cancel to disregard change(s)

 

Job Role - is used in the competency management module.   This is where a person is set up with a set of skills at what level they are expected to possess for their job role.  A person holding a job title can have different roles in different situations.

Job Roles - are created under:

  • Click on Admin
  • Click on Skills Setup
  • Click on Build Job Roles

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  • Click on Select / Add Job Role Name(required)
  • Click on Add New Job Role in the pop-up window

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  • Enter the Job Role label/term
  • Click on Update to save Job Role

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  • Click on Edit/Delete to execute the Edit/Delete command
  • Click Update to save changes or Cancel to disregard change(s)