The career path program, as defined by our human resource system, will serve as a guidepost for you to plan your future after joining the company. Under KKE's career path program, what kind of experience can you have? And in what roles can you grow? Two of our staff members shared their stories.
【Grade L】
The Innovative Information Technology Department, Manager
Joined KKE in 2011.
Graduated from the School of Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute,
USA Majored in multidisciplinary science
【Grade P】
The Social Systems Design & Marketing Department, in charge of marketing.
Joined KKE in 2008.
Graduated from the Graduate School of Engineering and Design, Hosei
University Majored in construction engineering
KKE has adopted a multi-track human resource system. The multi-track human resource system is a system that offers not only promotion to managerial positions but multiple career paths (system with grades) in order to respond to the diversification of staffs' work styles and characteristics. In this system, lower graders are evaluated with an emphasis on processes such as the attitude toward work rather than the output, and the higher the grade, the greater the responsibility for producing results.
After our staff members join the company, starting from Grade J1 (Junior 1), they work while receiving directions & instructions from higher grade staff members to solidify the basics such as how to process work. Then, when they are promoted to Grade J2 (Junior 2), they will be required to systematically carry out the given tasks and responsibilities on their own while obtaining some cooperation from higher grade staff members. In addition, they will provide guidance to junior staff members as a good advisor for lower grade staff members. At KKE, the J grades up to this level are considered to be the training stage.
The next step is the S grade (Senior). At KKE, the staff who has completed the training stage has a status of being “fully qualified,” and is expected to play a central role in leading projects to success, managing teams, committing to the development of junior staff members, etc.
After that, the carrier path splits into two: Grade L (Leader) and Grade P (Professional). Both will have more advanced requirements for their roles and behaviors, and compensation will be more generous. Grade L staff is required to deliver business results while demonstrating leadership and enhancing the value of the organization. Grade P staff aims to create new businesses and acquire more knowledge in their field of specialization as an industry leader through a profound investigation of the knowledge in their field of expertise.
Either way, each of our staff members will have a self-motivated career as he/she pursues the themes, goals, and dreams that he/she is interested in.