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Career Development Guides for HR Teams
Practical guides on career ladders, competency frameworks, employee evaluation, and structured development planning — from the team at CareerEvaluations.com.
How to Run Your First Evaluation Cycle in 30 Minutes
You don't need months of setup. Here is how to seed a framework and run your first evaluation cycle in about half an hour.
Career Level Naming Conventions: L1-L6, Junior-Principal, and More
Numeric, descriptive, or hybrid? A practical comparison of level-naming conventions and when each works best.
Using O*NET to Build a Competency Framework (Without Starting From Scratch)
O*NET is a free, publicly available library of occupational competencies. Here is how to turn it into a starting framework in minutes.
Competency Model vs Career Framework: How They Work Together
A competency model defines what good looks like; a career framework places it across levels. Here is how to combine them.
Career Framework vs Job Architecture: What's the Difference?
These terms get used interchangeably and shouldn't be. Understand where a career framework ends and job architecture begins.
How to Write Behavioral Competency Statements That You Can Evaluate
Vague competencies produce inconsistent scores. Learn to write behavioral statements managers can actually evaluate against.
IC vs Manager Track: Designing Dual Career Paths
Not every great engineer wants to manage. Here is how to build IC and Manager tracks that progress in parallel within one framework.