Job Description
1) Analyze data, using statistical methods and applications, in order to evaluate the outcomes and effectiveness of workplace programs.
2) Analyze job requirements and content in order to establish criteria for classification, selection, training, and other related personnel functions.
3) Conduct research studies of physical work environments, organizational structures, communication systems, group interactions, morale, and motivation in order to assess organizational functioning.
4) Develop and implement employee selection and placement programs.
5) Develop interview techniques, rating scales, and psychological tests used to assess skills, abilities, and interests for the purpose of employee selection, placement, and promotion.
6) Facilitate organizational development and change.
7) Formulate and implement training programs, applying principles of learning and individual differences.
8) Identify training and development needs.
9) Observe and interview workers in order to obtain information about the physical, mental, and educational requirements of jobs as well as information about aspects such as job satisfaction.
10) Study organizational effectiveness, productivity, and efficiency, including the nature of workplace supervision and leadership.
11) Advise management concerning personnel, managerial, and marketing policies and practices and their potential effects on organizational effectiveness and efficiency.
12) Assess employee performance.
13) Counsel workers about job and career-related issues.
14) Participate in mediation and dispute resolution.
15) Study consumers' reactions to new products and package designs, and to advertising efforts, using surveys and tests.
16) Write reports on research findings and implications in order to contribute to general knowledge and to suggest potential changes in organizational functioning.
Job Specification
1) Speaking -- Talking to others to convey information effectively.
2) Critical Thinking -- Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
3) Active Learning -- Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
4) Systems Evaluation -- Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.
5) Active Listening -- Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
6) Social Perceptiveness -- Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
7) Mathematics -- Using mathematics to solve problems.
8) Complex Problem Solving -- Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
9) Management of Personnel Resources -- Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
10) Reading Comprehension -- Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
11) Writing -- Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
12) Judgment and Decision Making -- Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
13) Learning Strategies -- Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
14) Monitoring -- Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
15) Science -- Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.
16) Systems Analysis -- Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
17) Coordination -- Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
18) Operations Analysis -- Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design.