HR Lineup December 2020

HR LINEUP DECEMBER

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— Open Job Market

The launch of the Open Job Market in ABB was announced in September, and all busi- nesses are working to ensure their leaders and employees understand what it means, including what is and is not changing. For line managers in general, the largest changes relate to mindset and our overall approach to empowering and developing our talent. interested and qualified employees to apply, to stimulate diversity in job appli- cations and to avoid bias in hiring deci- sions. Hence, there will be no appointing of candidates without posting a vacancy; a solid selection process will be applied to identify the best qualified candidate. Plan enough time to interview as many suitable candidates as possible! • Line managers play a critical role in driv- ing diversity within ABB, especially gen- der ambitions; filling a vacant position is a great opportunity to focus on this aspect. Specific changes for line managers include: • All positions must be posted to allow all

• Succession planning is still a valid tool to identify development actions and for risk management, but not to pre-determine a hiring decision any longer. However, can- didates on a succession plan can be alerted to new jobs so that they can ap- ply if they choose. • Any employee can apply to another job at any time without the requirement to ask for their manager’s permission. To avoid surprises, the PDA process and 1:1 meet- ings should be used to discuss the ambi- tions of team members and how line managers can help them grow. • From the employee perspective, owning their own career means reflecting on their ambitions and taking steps to grow and develop their skills and experience. There is also an element of reflecting on “employability.” While there is no require- ment to be in a current job for a time be- fore applying for another, sometimes the better choice may be to spend more time in a job to create impact and gain rele- vant experience. • The grandparent principle must be ap- plied, meaning the hiring manager’s line manager must be involved and approve of the selected candidate. At the end of the day, open job market means that we will have full transparency on all open positions within ABB, and it also means that everyone is empowered and expected to take charge of their own career. It is your responsibility to give your team members open and honest feedback on improvement areas, and also to sup- port them with development actions and training so that they are ready for their next step whenever they decide to take it.