Job evaluation

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

1. Consistency: Apply evaluation factors consistently across jobs
2. Documentation: Document evaluation rationale thoroughly
3. Committee Review: Use evaluation committees for objectivity
4. Regular Updates: Review job evaluations when roles change
5. Market Alignment: Ensure internal values align with market
6. 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)