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In yesterday's Advisor, we looked at criteria for identifying "essential functions" for job descriptions. Today, again courtesy of Natividad Valdez of Washington State Department of Personnel, we share more tips on essential functions, and an introduction to a new job description management program.
June 17, 2009 | Category: | Read More | 0 Comments
Conceptually, "essential functions" seems easy enough, but it's tricky when you get down to specifics. And there are common mistakes that are easily avoided.
June 16, 2009 | Category: | Read More | 0 Comments
Caution: The old standard catchall "performs other duties as assigned" won't cut it for essential functions in today's job descriptions, says Kenneth H. Pritchard. If a duty is essential, it needs to be clearly identified and described.
March 19, 2009 | Category: | Read More | 0 Comments
Writing job descriptions that are compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is tricky. In your efforts to be clear, you can also be exclusionary. Here are tips for handling this delicate duty.
March 18, 2009 | Category: | Read More | 0 Comments
Yesterday’s Advisor covered legal issues with job descriptions; today’s issue features key do’s and don’ts and introduces an extraordinary resource of prewritten job descriptions.
February 03, 2009 | Category: | Read More | 0 Comments
Can job descriptions prevent lawsuits? Actually, they do, in many ways. Lack of clarity is the basis for many lawsuits—e.g., clarity about pay or about the reasons for employment decisions—and many of those suits can be avoided by clearly written, up-to-date job descriptions.
February 02, 2009 | Category: | Read More | 0 Comments
Yesterday's Advisor introduced the "interactive" job description—a productive new take on an evergreen topic. Today we’ll review more interactive job description tips, and introduce a unique new job description system.
January 06, 2009 | Category: | Read More | 1 Comments
The job description can be a great marketing tool and even "replace" the first interview, but not without a determined effort to put real meat on the job description bones.
January 05, 2009 | Category: | Read More | 2 Comments
In yesterday's Advisor, we learned how retention gives a boost to recruiting; today, "techie" retention tips and an introduction to a unique new way to manage the first step of recruiting--job descriptions
November 06, 2008 | Category: | Read More | 0 Comments
Recruiting techie talent is all about understanding what they are looking for--and that's true for recruiting any type of talent.
November 05, 2008 | Category: | Read More | 1 Comments
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