How do you think competencies can be used in the hiring process? Competencies are more of a generic KSAOs such as teamwork or adaptability. Requiring certain competencies during the hiring process will ensure the team members are able to be successful in the position as well as other positions with the same competencies. For example, when hiring for a position that works on projects, a competency requirement would be teamwork. This competency requirement would ensure if the person is hired for the position they would be able to interact with a team successfully. They would also have the skills for other positions with teams. Identifying the competencies model for each position would need to be determined prior to the hiring processing. In the interview process it would be important to identify if they hold the competency required. Question 4 – Evaluate the job analysis procedure used in this case. Is it necessary to do such a thorough analysis? Yes. The thorough job analysis was necessary. The complaint from job applicants of discrimination against women and minorities is reason enough to complete a job analysis. Even if the complaint did not take place a job analysis would have been necessary for …show more content…
A job analyses would determine the job requirements and competencies that are needed for a position that would be used to evaluate all applicants. Applicants with disability and those without a disability would be evaluated using the same job requirements and competencies. A job analyses could also identify areas where reasonable accommodations could allow a disabled applicant the ability to perform essential function of the job. The job analyses would ensure that my company is evaluating all applicants through the same process and same requirements. Creating an equal opportunity
The case of Palm Beach County vs Mr. Bryce Zimpfer Mr. Bryce Zimpfer is a 53 years old employee of Palm Beach County, he has been with this employer for 16 years. Mr. Zimpfer is alleging that his employer is in violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act 1967 (ADEA). The legal definition of discrimination is an employment decision making or working conditions that are unfairly advantageous (or disadvantageous) to a member or members of one protected group compared to members of another protected group. A position of Employee Relation Manager became available in the Palm Beach County Human Resources Department.
Grutter V. Bollinger Research Paper 2 Abstract Barbara Grutter (plaintiff) which is a resident of Michigan who was denied admissions into the University of Michigan Law School. Lee Bollinger (defendant) was president of the University of Michigan. Grutter filed this suit because the University had discriminated against the basis of race. Supreme Court ruled that the use of affirmative action in school admissions is constitutional if it treats race as some factor.
In the case of Ms. Tyler, she appears to be experiencing the presence of delusions. Delusional disorder of the persecutory type is a psychiatric condition in which the patients experience delusions with thought and mood disorder. Delusions can also be experienced by a person with dementia or schizophrenia. The Brown Assessment of Beliefs Scale is a good assessment tool to measure delusionality (Phillips, 2013). Because delusions can be experienced by individuals with PTSD, additional screens may be helpful in Ms. Tyler’s case.
Explain the importance of demonstrating anti-discriminatory/anti-bias practice when working with children and young people: The importance of demonstrating anti-discriminatory/anti-bias in a work setting is to help prevent discrimination towards any individual children, members of staff or parents and to help promote equal opportunities. By helping to prevent discrimination and promote equal opportunities we are making sure that all members of staff, children, parents and other professionals who enter the work setting are treated equally and fairly and in an unbiased way. All work settings should have policies, procedures and strategies which demonstrate how a positive and inclusive attitude should be towards all individuals that attend the setting regardless to their age, gender, race, culture or disability. By showing this type of positive attitude each individual within the wor setting
To assess level of diversity and attitude of employees, patients and all other staffs within the organization. Disability Diversity All Diversity Manager. Diversity Manager. Objective 4 - We have established effective monitoring and oversight mechanisms and are proactive in managing a comprehensive knowledge base about the diversity of our organisation to assist in action planning which fulfil our equality objectives and legal responsibilities.
Competency Goal III Competency Goal III is to support social and emotional development and to provide guidance. There are three main areas to succeed in this, the things are self-concept, sociality, and guidance. One focus on Competency Goal III is self-concept. Children’s environments support the development of positive self-concepts.
1.1 Identify the regulatory requirements, codes of practice and relevant guidance for managing concerns and complaints in own area of work. The Local Complaint Stage (1) Immediately after hearing of a complaint, contact the complainant to determine where their issues lie and what they would like to see as a result of the investigation. It is important that the local manager • Demonstrates a caring attitude and shows that there is a genuine attempt to understand the problem. • Ensures the complainant is aware of the complaint process and timelines • Provides the complainant with their contact name and telephone number • Obtains all complaint details at this point of contact to avoid the customer having to repeat themselves
According to the Ability Center, The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) makes it unlawful to discriminate in employment against a qualified individual with a disability. The ADA also, outlaw’s discrimination against individuals with disabilities in State and local government services, public accommodations, transportation and telecommunications (Blanck 5). This document explains the part of the ADA that prohibits job discrimination. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission along with State and local civil rights enforcement agencies, work to enforce this part on the law (Blanck). The law unquestionably improved the lives of people with disabilities in many ways, especially by enhancing their access to businesses and public places.
Promoting equality and inclusiveness should be core to any setting. It is, therefore, the responsibility of all management team and staff to implement this policy. The management team will visibly demonstrate its leadership in promoting an organisational culture which values equality and diversity by, Monitoring performance in the delivery of policies as part of each service area strategy review and an annual review of Equality and Diversity, Regular review of key policies and strategies, including equality impact assessments, to ensure that they do not directly or indirectly discriminate against groups of people, All staff members will receive regular training on equality issues. To develop services and facilities that are accessible, relevant and to the individuals that you work with, need gather information from service user, staff and other professional on, Competition in the local, individual needs, what changes can be made to improve the
Disabled people who do manage to make their way into the work force tend to encounter numerous disadvantages such as advancement and on average earn around one quarter of the income of their able bodied counterparts (Barnes, Mercer & Shakespeare 1999, p.110). In addition, the majority of well paid, high skilled, and rewarding positions are commonly taken by non-disabled people (Barnes, Mercer & Shakespeare 1999, p.111). It is possible that employers are not interested or unmotivated to make possible changes or allowance for physically disabled people within their organization
Is the answer needed in order to judge this individual’s competence for performance of the job? Are there alternative, nondiscriminatory ways to judge the person’s
For instance, the task in which I was assigned to find mistakes at the payment order or the received message from a foreign country in order to correct it and most importantly the translation of documents using the English language. I was carefully listen to my supervisor’s needs and drew on conclusion on how to find the information that was needed. The second competency concept I have to apply was being able to collaborate and work as a team with others. Throughout my internship, I got together with a group of staff to meet other departments’ manager. When collaborating with others I had the chance to hear others ideas or projects on what would make a great vision of the service as well as of the whole bank.
They have achieved such a success based on the way they have organized their operations. Competencies are very important for an organization to build up on their own. Competencies can be of two aspects namely core competencies and threshold competencies. A core competence can be identified as a unique set of skills or production techniques that deliver a particular value to the customer. A threshold competence can be identified as a quality that need to maintain by the organization in order to remain competitive in the market (Rohwedder & Johnson,
The Position Analysis Questionnaire (PAQ) is a technique that is essential for analyzing various jobs. It is helpful with assisting future employees by providing the responsibilities of a given job, as well as the qualities required to do the job (Baker, 2018). The PAQ is broken down into six main categories that sum up a total of 187 job elements. Although each job may require different tasks, the PAQ is structured in a way that it’s able to identify the characteristics that each job typically holds. Due to the PAQ being one of the most widely used job analysis instruments, it has been successful with evaluating the skills of an applicant.
The skills needed to be successful in today’s workforce have changed because the market has changed. There is more competition among global companies and in order for a company to stand out from others it has to provide a unique experience for its customers. This requires employees to be flexible, eager to learn and have great people skills. The ability to consistently and efficiently learn is a skill that is important in today’s workforce.