<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishBaada ya wafanyakazi kusajili nia yao ya kushiriki katika programu, tulichunguza mambo kadhaa: ujuzi, ujuzi, utendaji, na uwezo wa wafanyakazi; kitengo cha shirika au kitengo cha chini ambacho mfanyakazi alifanya kazi; mfululizo wa kazi ya mfanyakazi, daraja, au kiwango cha bendi, kama inavyofaa; na eneo la kijiografia la mfanyakazi.  <response>: Once employees registered their interest in participating in the program, we considered a number of factors employee knowledge, skills, performance, and competencies; the organizational unit or subunit in which an employee worked; an employees occupational series, grade, or band level, as appropriate; and the geographic location of the employee. 