What is competency modeling?
• How does competency modeling differ from traditional job analysis? • How do you conduct competency modeling? • What are the strengths and weaknesses of competency modeling? A summary of these discussions follows, along with my own observations. What is Competency Modeling? Based on my conversations, competency modeling is the process of determining what competencies are necessary for a job or job family. After talking with my respondents, it occurred to me that I had not asked anyone to specifically define what a competency was (though I was given several examples), so I went to my 1,500+ page (yes, I still have a paper copy) dictionary and found that a competency involves the possession of a “required skill, knowledge, qualification, or capacity.” Based on the dictionary definition and from what my respondents said, a competency is generally quite similar to our traditional Knowledge, Skill, Ability, or Other requirement (KSAO). In my conversations with respondents, however, there w
