Contents of the Career Path Screen

View details about all your current Career Paths (My Career Path) or all of the Career Paths defined for your direct reports. Also, drill down to the details of individual jobs. Depending on your permissions, employees can request a job be added to their Career Path using the Add option from the Actions menu. Managers can add jobs and perform additional actions.

Columns

Field Description
Current Position This is the selected employee's current position. Hover on the link to view details such as Job Code and Career Level.
Career Path For an employee viewing the My Career Path screen, this is the next job the employee is expected to occupy, assuming the employee attains the requirements for the job. For a manager, there may be multiple jobs in the Career Path column. Hover on the link to view details such as Job Code and Career Level. Click on the link to view full details, including the employee's current position, the jobs on the path, in sequence, and the Competencies and Skills each position requires.
Status

The Status of the Career Path. If an employee has more than one Career Path listed, only one can be identified as Active. This is the employee's current Career Path. Another possible Status is Pending, if the status is pending Manager approval or Inactive, if the Career Path is approved, but not Active.

Actions

The icons on the Career Path screen perform the following functions.

Field Description
Create a New Career Path Managers can click this button to open the Create a Career Path screen where they select a Career Path from the drop-down and click Submit to create a new Career Path for the selected employee.
Activate this Career PathActivate this Career Path A Manager clicks this icon to mark this Career Path as Active for the selected employee.
Deactivate the Career PathDeactivate this Career Path A Manager clicks this icon to mark this Career Path as Inactive for the selected employee.
View Job ProfileView Job Profile Click this option to view the Position Profile screen, which lists details such salary information, description, requirements, and skills, competencies and training required for the currently selected job.
Add Jobs to Career PathAdd [Jobs] to Career Path Click this option to open the Career Path Search screen where you select options to search for jobs to add to a career path. If you are an employee, your manager must approve any additions that you make before they become a part of your Career Path.
View Job Profile View Pending Career Path Jobs Click this icon to see all of the jobs that the employee has requested to be added to a Career Path, but that have not yet been approved by the manager.
Add to Career Development PlanAdd to Career Development Plan Click this option to open the Development Plan Items dialog. The Development Plan associated with the Career Path is filled in by default. Enter information in the dialog, such as training course or other activity you want to add to the plan to address any deficiencies in your Competencies or Skill level that would prevent you from moving to the next job on your Career Path. When finished, click Save.
Delete (Career Path) A Manager clicks this option to delete the Career Path for the selected employee.