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_____________ Conventional Occupations: Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping

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Human Resources Assistants,

Except Payroll and Timekeeping

! Personality Code: CES

! Education/Training Required: Short-term
on-the-job training
! Annual Earnings: $34,970

! Beginning Wage: $23,750

! Earnings Growth Potential: Low

! Growth: 11.3%

! Annual Job Openings: 18,647

! Self-Employed: 0.0%

! Part-Time: 9.3%

Compile and keep personnel records. Record

data for each employee, such as address, weekly

earnings, absences, amount of sales or produc-

tion, supervisory reports on ability, and date of

and reason for termination. Compile and type

reports from employment records. File employ-

ment records. Search employee fi les and furnish

information to authorized persons. Explain com-

pany personnel policies, benefi ts, and procedures

to employees or job applicants. Process, verify, and

maintain documentation relating to personnel activ-

ities such as staffi ng, recruitment, training, griev-

ances, performance evaluations, and classifi cations.

Record data for each employee, including such infor-

mation as addresses, weekly earnings, absences,

amount of sales or production, supervisory reports

on performance, and dates of and reasons for termi-

nations. Process and review employment applications

to evaluate qualifi cations or eligibility of applicants.

Answer questions regarding examinations, eligibil-

ity, salaries, benefi ts, and other pertinent informa-

tion. Examine employee fi les to answer inquiries and

provide information for personnel actions. Gather

personnel records from other departments or employ-

ees. Search employee fi les to obtain information for

authorized persons and organizations such as credit

bureaus and fi nance companies. Interview job appli-

cants to obtain and verify information used to screen

and evaluate them. Request information from law

enforcement offi cials, previous employers, and other

references to determine applicants’ employment

acceptability. Compile and prepare reports and doc-

uments pertaining to personnel activities. Inform job

applicants of their acceptance or rejection of employ-

ment. Select applicants meeting specifi ed job require-

ments and refer them to hiring personnel. Arrange

for in-house and external training activities. Arrange

for advertising or posting of job vacancies and notify

eligible workers of position availability. Provide assis-

tance in administering employee benefi t programs

and worker’s compensation plans. Prepare badges,

passes, and identifi cation cards and perform other

security-related duties. Administer and score appli-

cant and employee aptitude, personality, and interest

assessment instruments.

GOE—Interest Area/Cluster: 04. Business and

Administration. Work Group: 04.07. Records and

Materials Processing. Other Jobs in " is Work

Group: Correspondence Clerks; File Clerks; Mark-

ing Clerks; Meter Readers, Utilities; Offi ce Clerks,

General; Order Fillers, Wholesale and Retail Sales;

Postal Service Clerks; Postal Service Mail Sorters,

Processors, and Processing Machine Operators; Pro-

curement Clerks; Production, Planning, and Expe-

diting Clerks; Shipping, Receiving, and Traffi c

Clerks; Stock Clerks and Order Fillers; Stock Clerks,

Sales Floor; Stock Clerks—Stockroom, Warehouse,

or Storage Yard; Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and

Samplers, Recordkeeping.

Skills: Writing; Active Listening; Ma nagement of

Personnel Resources.

Education and Training Program: General Offi ce

Occupations and Clerical Services. Related Knowl-

edge/Courses: Clerical Practices; Personnel and

Human Resources; Customer and Personal Ser-

vice; Computers and Electronics; Economics and

Accounting; Sociology and Anthropology.

Work Environment: Indoors; noisy; sitting.