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1. Preparing Job Descriptions
The Job Description serves as the foundation for the evaluation of candidates. Your HR Service Team Representative (HRSTR) can provide you with assistance in and resources for developing or updating a job description.
Writing Qualifications (Experience, Skills, Knowledge and Abilities)
- All qualifications should be directly job related and are identified by an analysis of the functions and tasks of a position.
- The terms “skill” and “ability” may be used interchangeably - do not get bogged down in trying to decide whether something is a “skill” or an “ability”.
- Physical requirements, special work schedules, required background investigations, environmental work conditions, etc., should be noted as Special Conditions of Employment on the job description, rather than written as a qualification.
- You can use qualifiers (such as “excellent”, “good”, etc.) for a criterion. You will be responsible for the interpretation and application of qualifiers in the evaluation of candidates.
- When writing qualifications, keep in mind that we have an obligation to reasonably accommodate persons with disabilities. Therefore, try to write what is to be done, as opposed to how it is to be done, so as not to exclude a person with a disability who may be able to do what needs to be done in a different way.
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