Levels within pathways

If your pathway is unlikely to change (aside from the fact that pretty much everyone starts their career as a helper, for example, stocking shelves in the supermarket, and that most professionals start their careers as specialists), how do you develop yourself within your pathway?

In each pathway, you start in a junior position. As you get one or two years of experience under your belt (but for Connectors, this can be up to four years), you grow into a medior. Most of your career will be spent at the core level of your pathway. This is the level where you know all the ins and outs of your expertise and can tackle pretty much any problem that presents itself independently. Only an estimated 20% of people will eventually become master. Masters are not defined by age or years of working experience but by their attitude. They’re often very involved in mentoring less experienced colleagues, and they need to act on a level that’s beyond that of their own pathway.

Junior

Usually, you start in the Junior learning pathway when you just leave school and start your first job. Sometimes you start in a Junior learning path if you are going to fulfill a new position that fits within a different role. As a Junior you are still dependent on colleagues who can teach you the trade. You provide support with partial assignments, but are not yet independent. In this phase you are figuring out if the role is suitable for you.

Medior

As a Medior you are able to independently tackle less complex assignments. You have already proven this to those around you and thus gained the trust of your team or manager. You are still learning and discovering. You still need help or confirmation from your colleagues for larger, complex assignments and you're looking for your own style. You may still be in training at this stage. From the Medior you progress to the Core position of the pathway.

Core

As an employee in the Core position, you are fully capable of dealing within a wide range of assignments. You can also handle difficult assignments that require more experience. With complete mastery of your profession and you radiate this. You are visible in the organization, proactive and maintain in control over your work. Others have confidence in you and the results you are going to achieve. In this phase you are fully trained.

Master

Master is the last postion in the learning path within a role. Not everyone progresses to this position. You do not automatically achieve this level by having years of experience. A Master employee is an exceptional person who has more or less made his work his life and is very passionate. The extra meaning that the work has, is reflected in the extra responsibilities that you impose on yourself. These extras relate to growth and development of the team, customers, field and the organization. Your efforts will take this to a higher level. This requires courage and convincing intervention power. You solve the most complex problems within your role level. You are trusted in your judgment and advice. You radiate authority, are self-confident and dare to position yourself 'opposite the group' when organizational interests require this. You ensure that knowledge and experience are transferred. You want to keep learning.

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