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Initiative Overview

Welcome to the Career Compass Initiative, a multi-phase project to modernize Chapman University’s classification system. It aims to support and empower staff and administrators as they chart their course to career success.  

The past few years have redefined how we work and allowed us to recognize the shift with current times. The Office of Human Resources launched the Career Compass Initiative in March 2022 after identifying the gap within our current classification system compared to employee needs within a multi-generational workforce and transparency with career mobility.  

The Career Compass Initiative aims to create a modern classification taxonomy and compensation program with transparent career paths. With the support of our Senior Leaders, we are excited to have embarked on this journey and look forward to providing our staff and administrators with visibility, transparency, and support as they discover their true career potential.  

Current State

The success of the Career Compass Initiative relies on six distinctive phases listed below. We have completed the first two phases, Discovery and Description of Position and Responsibilities (DPR) Study. Chapman University and our partner Segal, a nationally recognized Human Resources consulting firm, are in phase three, the DPR Analysis.  

Career Compass Phases

Career Compass Outcomes

Discover your true north with Career Compass: Unlock your potential and empower your career growth. 

Everyone deserves a fulfilling career, and we are here to help you navigate and support you while you achieve your career goals. We care about the professional development of our employees and will continue to encourage and enable staff and administrators to grow within Chapman and beyond.  

The outcomes from the initiative will provide Chapman University with a modern standardized classification system, an updated compensation philosophy, a career mobility lattice, and transparency around job families and job descriptions. 

The Career Compass Tool will provide valuable resources to empower employees to discover, grow, and achieve their full career potential. Aiming to support staff and administrators while they identify and develop in their current position or reinvent themselves through the career lattice. Providing career mobility will enable employees to chart their course within Chapman and beyond. The Career Compass Tool will also provide a job description library to maintain consistency and standardization throughout the campus. Employees can use this tool to help discover requirements for various positions, and supervisors can utilize the tool to assist with creating or updating job descriptions.