Quiz 3 Flashcards
(12 cards)
Job Description
Job Description – used to define the need for employment.
• An up-to-date job description is essential.
• Many benefits of a well-written job description – remember from last class?
Employee Requisition
Employee Requisition – used to request management approval and authorization to fill the job.
• You don’t want to go through the interview and selection process and then find out you will not be permitted to fill the job.
• Know from the start whether the job is non-exempt or exempt and how much you are allowed to pay the person.
Job Posting
All openings should be posted for at least 3 workdays.
• IBM/Lotus Notes
• Salvation Army Careers Site (linked to Indeed.com)
• Other advertising options at your Command’s discretion. Internal vs. External applicants Why should all applicants complete an Application form?
Competency-Based Questions
- Relate past job performance to probable on-the-job behavior.
- Answers are indicators, not predictors, of future performance.
- Derived from job analysis, identifying the specific job-related skills, abilities, and traits required for successful performance of the job in question.
- Seek specific examples from the applicant’s past that will allow you to project how this person will perform in similar circumstances.
Common question lead-ins
- “Tell me about a time when you…”
- “Give me an example of a specific occasion when you…”
- “Describe the most significant…” “How often in the past year where you called upon to…”
Selection
- Good to have at least 2-5 interviews. More if you don’t feel confident that you have found at least one strong applicant during the initial interview process.
- It can be helpful to have a second interview with the top one or two applicants and/or have them come back in to meet with your supervisor.
- Checking references is not optional.
- Are any additional forms required before your recommendation can be reviewed/approved by your Command Finance Council? (background release form(s), working with minors, motor vehicle check for jobs where SA vehicles are driven, special form for recommendation, etc.)
- No job offers until you have Headquarters’ approval to proceed
Required Paperwork
- W-4
- I-9 (must be completed within first 3 days)
- Emergency Information
- Self-Identification form(s) for Race/Ethnicity, etc.
- Direct Deposit (optional, but recommended)
- State/location specific items? (i.e. NY requires Pay Rate Notice signed at time of hire, THQ has a Fitness Center which requires certain forms before it can be used, etc.)
- Health plan enrollment forms now requested during first 3 days of employment for full-time hires, despite 90 day waiting period. Your Command benefit administrator will provide information and guidance.
Review the benefits handout that you should have completed based on the benefits chart
• list some full-time only benefits - Basic Life insurance - Educational Assistance - Bereavement Leave - Flexible spending accounts • part-time benefits for those working 20-29 hours/week - Voluntary Life insurance - Supplemental Aflac insurance - Holiday pay if holiday falls on a regular workday - Short term disability - Sick days • non-contributory- - Pension plan
Know the eligibility for FMLA
• Need to work 1250 hours AND a full year (365 days)
what paid time off is available to new employees
- Holiday pay if the holiday falls on a normal working day
- Sick days
- Personal days
Review the INTERVIEW QUIZ (which questions are acceptable and inappropriate)
- This job requires a great deal of overtime. Do you have adequate childcare for evenings and weekends?
____Acceptable __X__Inappropriate - What civic groups do you belong to?
____Acceptable __X__Inappropriate - Do you have a driver’s license?
____Acceptable __X__Inappropriate - Will you feel comfortable working under a manager who is younger than you are?
____Acceptable ____Inappropriate - This job requires people to lift boxes that weigh anywhere between 25 and 30 pounds. Are you able to do this?
__X__Acceptable____Inappropriate - You have an interesting accent. Do you have papers that allow you to work in this country?
____Acceptable _X___Inappropriate - Do you prefer being called Miss, Mrs. or Ms?
____Acceptable __X__Inappropriate - Have you ever been arrested?
____Acceptable _X___Inappropriate - This job requires driving. Are you at least (insert the majority age for your state)?
__X__Acceptable ____Inappropriate - Have you ever had a drug problem?
____Acceptable __X__Inappropriate - Is English your primary language?
____Acceptable __X__Inappropriate - Have you ever served in the military?
____Acceptable ____Inappropriate Possibly inappropriate - Was your previous employer unionized?
____Acceptable __X__Inappropriate - How would your co-workers describe you?
____Acceptable ____Inappropriate - You seem overqualified for this position. Why do you want this job?
____Acceptable ____Inappropriate Possibly Inappropriate - Do you have any healthcare issues when it comes to your parents or children?
____Acceptable __X__Inappropriate - Will you be able to travel four times a year?
_X___Acceptable ____Inappropriate - What skills do you have that would benefit our company?
_X___Acceptable ____Inappropriate - Do you have any religious restrictions that would affect your ability to work weekend hours?
____Acceptable __X__Inappropriate - Tell me about a time when someone has lost his or her temper with you at work. How did you handle it?
____Acceptable ____Inappropriate Possibly Inappropriate
Familiarize yourself with the Statement of Applicant for Working with Minors form.
As the applicant described above, I do hereby represent to The Salvation Army, with the understanding that The Salvation Army will rely upon the information provided in considering my application for work with children, that the foregoing information and following statements are true:
- In my prior employment, I have never used a name other than that set forth above.
- I understand the essential duties of my position in connection with the working with children in the programs of The Salvation Army. I am able to perform those essential job duties with no accommodation except as follows:
- I have never been accused of abuse of a child or of actual or attempted sexual molestation of a child, either in a program for minors or otherwise. If the foregoing statement is not true, please describe the circumstances of the accusation and the outcome:
- I have never been arrested as a result of a charge of child abuse or of actual or attempted sexual molestation of a child.
- I have never been convicted of child abuse or a crime involving actual or attempted sexual molestation of a child.
- I authorize any of the churches or other organizations and their representatives and my personal references listed above to give to The Salvation Army any information they may have regarding my character and fitness for work with children. I release all such organizations and individuals from any liability that may result from their furnishing such information to The Salvation Army. I waive any right that I may have to inspect any records containing such information.
- I am aware that The Salvation Army is a branch of the Christian Church and, in the event that my application is accepted, I agree that I will conduct myself in my work with children in a way which is consistent with the religious and charitable policies and principles of The Salvation Army.
- Having provided the foregoing information and having affirmed the foregoing statements are true, I recognize that any false information or statements are punishable under the laws relating to perjury.
