sucesión

English translation: succession planning

01:19 Jun 11, 2011
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Slang
Spanish term or phrase: sucesión
This is from an employee survey from an Energy company. Sorry, only responses were given, so not much context or geographic indication.

En la compañía no hay plan de carrera ni de sucesión.

Does this mean "advancement" as in "advancing up the ranks of the company"?
spanruss
United States
Local time: 10:49
English translation:succession planning
Explanation:
it means identifying and developing individuals to succeed to senior positions in the organizations.
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Juan R. De La Rosa
Local time: 08:49
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Thanks, Juan
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1succession planning
Juan R. De La Rosa
4competency profiling
Yvonne Gallagher
4succession plan
eski
4career or promotion path
Muriel Vasconcellos
3(merit) promotion program
David Hollywood
Summary of reference entries provided
Planes de carrera/de sucesión
Christine Walsh
source of speakers
Michael Powers (PhD)

  

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(merit) promotion program


Explanation:
This report reviews the operation of the Federal merit promotion program under .... programs, we find that the Federal merit promotion process overall is ...
www.mspb.gov/netsearch/viewdocs.aspx?docnumber... - Similar

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"programme" if for UK

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This chapter establishes the policy and guidance for operation of the CDC(1) Merit Promotion Program (MPP). The MPP supports the systematic, ...
www.cdc.gov/OD/foia/policies/meritpro.htm - Cached

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sounds plausible to me in the absence of clarifying context ...

Changes to the Merit Promotion Program cannot be implemented until obligations to negotiate with the local labor union have been ...
www.cpol.army.mil/library/permiss/63211.html - Cached - SimilarU.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing - Merit Promotion ProgramThe underlying principle of the Merit Promotion Program is the identification, qualification evaluation, and selection of candidates made without regard to ...
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David Hollywood
Local time: 12:49
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 48

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succession planning


Explanation:
it means identifying and developing individuals to succeed to senior positions in the organizations.

Example sentence(s):
  • plan de carrera y sucesión >career and succession planning
Juan R. De La Rosa
Local time: 08:49
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks, Juan
Notes to answerer
Asker: You're obviously correct. Here's an English definition: http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/succession-planning.html


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agree  chica nueva
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competency profiling


Explanation:
as distinct fro career planning. Having the right people in your employment to fill any possible positions that may occur, not due to seniority but talent and ability



Through competency profiling, you identify what skills, knowledge and behaviors are required to perform the job well. This adds value to human resource.
www.strategic-human-resource.com/competency-profiling.html - Cached - Similar




What is Competency Profiling in HR?

20 Oct 2009 ... Competency Profiling is a method utilized to identify the specific knowledge, skills, abilities and other qualities (KSAOs) that are needed ...
www.psyasia.com/supportsuite/index.php?_m...a... - Cached - Similar



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People Management & Competency Profiling

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This paper discusses the importance of good people management practices based on behaviour. Behavioural competency profiling provides the basis for: ...
tg6.testgrid.com/.../PeopleManagement%26CompetencyProfiling.pdf - Australia




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The purpose of a competency profiling is to identify the position's knowledge, skills, behaviours required for successful job performance. ...
www.smrhrgroup.com/HRS/cs-competency-profiling.htm - Cached

Yvonne Gallagher
Ireland
Local time: 16:49
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
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succession plan


Explanation:
"In the company there is no career or succession plan."

If your company does have a succession plan, would you mind sharing how it ... So why would they create clear career paths? There is no cost ...
www.linkedin.com/answers/management/.../259030-1960420 - Cached
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The Strategy of Succession PlanningThe concept of succession planning has become an important part of many ... If there is no succession planning process, how will the company develop and ... What are the career paths that your most talented people should be following? ...
www.cssp.com/CD0100/SuccessionPlanningStrategy/ - Cached - Similar
Difference : Career planning & succession planning10 posts - 7 authors - Last post: 4 May 2008
Outline for Succession Planning Define where you currently are in your succession ... How does your succession plan fit with your expectation of where your company, ... get there, modify your strategies and the resulting actions/action plans, ... The philosophy upon which career plans are based refers not only to ...
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The company has no formal career counseling or mentoring, although its Talent Pool ...... Novant does have succession planning, but there is no emphasis on ...
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Succession Plan - Office Dynamics28 Apr 2010 ... When one looks at a career it needs to be planned out. ... There is no succession plan at my company, and while I do not see opportunities ...
www.officedynamics.com/.../Succession-Plan---Does-Your-Comp... - Cached
Succession PlanningIf there is no succession planning process, how would a company develop and nurture its ... Admittedly, succession planning for a CEO might be slightly more ... a good career path and flexible work conditions as the most significant ...
www.icims.com/blog/category/Succession-Planning.aspx - Cached - Similar
Succession PlanningClearly, there will be more transparency in a smaller organisation than in a larger one. ... The chart would be used as a basis for career development. Is succession planning purely an internal organisational issue? No. In public companies, investor confidence will be boosted by the knowledge that in the event of ...
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Saludos!
eski :))

eski
Mexico
Local time: 09:49
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 8
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plan de carrera ni de sucesión
career or promotion path


Explanation:
Career path and a promotion path are almost synonymous but not quite: you can have one without the other.

Examples:

Feb 27, 2009 ... MITRE – “Truly, a great place to work, but do not expect a clear career or promotion path.” 0 of 0 people found this helpful ...
www.glassdoor.com/.../Employee-Review-MITRE-RVW181668.htm

Jun 27, 2007 ... Is there a career or promotion path for distributors (even if you don't think this one is important to you, it's still good to know)? ...
ezinearticles.com › Business › Marketing Direct

still do not have a reasonable career or promotion path (one that might be somehow equated in steps or titles with our academic colleagues). ...
uuphost.org/cortland/sites/default/files/pdf/newsletter34.3.pdf

Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
Local time: 08:49
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 14
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Reference comments


11 mins peer agreement (net): +1
Reference: Planes de carrera/de sucesión

Reference information:
http://www.google.com.ar/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=2&ved=0CB0QF...

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As far as I can make out, a 'plan de carrera' is pretty much pre-established by the employers, whereas a 'plan de sucesión' depends on individual abilities, rather than on seniority or expected promotions. However, though the terms 'succession/career plan' exist in English, they don't seem to be quite the same.

Christine Walsh
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
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Reference: source of speakers

Reference information:
Are these workers living in the US? Do you know what their background is, or in lieu of that, what state they are in, assuming, of course, they are in the US?

Thanks, Mike

Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 20
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