UpDate - Vol. 11, No. 21, Page D4
February 27, 1992
Employee Development and Training
Career matrices updated by comprehensive review

     A comprehensive review of the salaried staff career matrices
was completed recently with the help of more than three dozen staff
members, unit supervisors and representatives from the Salaried
Staff Advisory Council (SSAC).
     The project, under the direction of Joyce Dennis, assistant to
the director, Employee Services, involved examining job
descriptions for positions in the salaried staff classification
system. Some descriptions were updated to provide greater job
clarity or to acknowledge added duties.
     "The entire exercise was very informative and productive,"
according to Dennis. "We made sure that incumbents familiar with
the actual jobs were involved with the reviews. If immediate
supervisors couldn't attend our review sessions, we asked that they
approve any changes we recommended," she added.
     The committee also added several new salaried staff job titles
to the career matrices and clarified career paths, when necessary.
     The original career matrices were published between July 1989
and April 1990.
     They represented almost a year's work by a subcommittee of the
Employee Relations Advisory Council (ERAC).
     The purpose for the career matrices is to assist salaried
staff interested in career development and professional growth.
     While following the recommended strategies found in the
matrices will not automatically result in promotion to another
position, it does help the salaried staff member acquire the
necessary skills and training for consideration when positions do
become available.
     There is a career matrix for each of the five salaried staff
job "families." Each matrix includes a section on "required" and
"preferred" education and job experiences as well as
recommendations for career advancement strategies for promotion to
the next higher level.