Description
Learn how to analyze federal jobs so you can identify appropriate job requirements (specialized experience, competencies, knowledge, skills, abilities, and/or traits, write better vacancy announcements, and prepare effective assessment plans that measure applicants' abilities. This course covers both OPM's requirements and the Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures.
This course is part of the Certificates of Accomplishment in Human Resources Management.
Who Should Attend?
HR practitioners as well as supervisors and managers involved in the recruitment and placement process or otherwise assess job candidates.
Tuition:
$999.00
Credits:
1.8 CEU's
Class Type:
This course is currently being offered in the following training modalities:
- Online
- Virtual Instructor-Led - STAF8001A
- Class Length: This class is listed as a 3 day course.
- Virtual Instructor-Led - STAF8001A
- In-Person Classroom
- Job Analysis and Assessment Development - STAF8001D
- Class Length: This class is listed as a 3 day course.
- Job Analysis and Assessment Development - STAF8001D
- On-site
Learning Outcomes:
- Conduct an effective job analysis, consistent with legal and regulatory requirements, that identifies the major duties of a position
- Use the results of the job analysis to identify and refine the competencies, knowledge, skills and abilities needed to perform the work of the position
- Prepare operational definitions of competencies
- Develop appropriate applicant assessment and selection criteria
- Develop plans based on training, education and experience to effectively measure applicants' abilities to do the work
- Consider other assessment methods
Day 1
Morning
- Welcome and Introductions
- Introduction to the Job Analysis Process
- Legal and Regulatory Requirements for Job Analysis
- Terminology Related to Applicant Assessment Methods and Tools
Afternoon
- Overview of the Six Steps in the Job Analysis Process
- Step 1. Identify Major Duties
Day 2
Morning
- Step 2. Brainstorm Rating Factors
- Step 3. Evaluate, Filter and Select Final Rating Factors
- Step 4. Operationally Define the Final Rating Factors
Afternoon
- Step 5. Selective and Quality Ranking Factors
- Step 6. Developing Assessment Tools and Strategies
Day 3
Morning
- Step 6. Developing Assessment Tools and Strategies (cont.)
- Review Job Analysis Process Steps
- Designing Assessment Tools
- Developing Assessment Tools and Strategies
Afternoon
- Learning to Use Competencies
- Documentation and Confidentiality
- Summary, Course Closing and Evaluation
