<div dir="ltr"><br>Hey Folks,<div> Check out this great opportunity forwarded from Dr. Wiley.</div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Larry P Wiley</strong> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:lwiley@valdosta.edu">lwiley@valdosta.edu</a>></span><br>Date: Thu, Feb 21, 2019 at 3:01 PM<br>Subject: Fwd: Personnel Board of Jefferson County April Assessment<br>To: Jeremy A. Bauer <<a href="mailto:jabauer@valdosta.edu">jabauer@valdosta.edu</a>><br></div><br><br>
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<div>From: "Lopez, Becky" <<a href="mailto:Becky.Lopez@pbjcal.org" target="_blank">Becky.Lopez@pbjcal.org</a>> </div>
<div>Date: 2/21/19 11:29 AM (GMT-06:00) </div>
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<div>Subject: Personnel Board of Jefferson County April Assessment </div>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Dear Colleague,</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Please forward to anyone whom you feel may be interested.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">I am writing to you on behalf of the Personnel Board of Jefferson County (PBJC) in Birmingham, Alabama regarding our upcoming selection procedures for the positions of Municipal Clerk, Communications Operator,
Business Office Supervisor, Juvenile Detention Officer, Parole & Probation Aide, and Police Community Relations Assistant. The PBJC is an independent government agency that provides human resource services under the provisions of a Merit System to 21 jurisdictions
within the boundaries of Jefferson County. These jurisdictions include multiple municipalities as well as county government.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Approximately 700 individuals will go through the Assessment Centers; which will serve as the primary selection procedure, for the positions listed above. The assessment centers permit individuals to demonstrate
their knowledge and competence related to these jobs through a variety of selection processes, including structured interviews and work samples.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">In order to accurately and effectively assess the candidates’ performance in these selection processes, the PBJC is recruiting graduate students who are enrolled in
<b>Industrial/Organizational, Human Resource</b>, or <b>Organizational Behavior</b> Master and/or PhD programs or individuals that have employee selection assessment experience to assist in the final assessment of these candidates. We are currently accepting
applications listed below:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">April Assessment</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Assessment Dates:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> Sunday, April 21 – Friday, April 26 (30 open positions)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Deadline for Applications:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> Monday, March 25, 2019</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Notification of Acceptance:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> Friday, March 29, 2019</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Travel to Birmingham will be required on Sunday. Assessors will receive training beginning at 8:00am on Monday regarding the assessment process, and scoring will take place from Tuesday through Friday.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The success of our process hinges on our ability to recruit highly competent individuals to assist in this assessment. Although we are unable to provide a stipend to the assessors that we recruit to assist
in this process, the assessment does provide a number of other benefits to individuals who graciously agree to volunteer. Such benefits include:</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">the opportunity to assist a governmental agency and to closely observe and learn about various selection processes and assessment centers;
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">extensive training on employee selection assessment;
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">valuable applied experience serving as an assessor for a variety of jobs;
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">the opportunity to meet, work, and interact with a variety of individuals in similar areas of study from around the country, while at the same time enjoying the sights and culture of Birmingham;</span></p>
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</span></span></span><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt">All</span></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> expenses paid by the PBJC for travel related to the assessment, including transportation (airline and/or mileage to and from Birmingham), lodging, and meals
(except dinner).</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">If you are interested in gaining valuable applied experience in the field of employee selection by assisting the PBJC please access this website
</span><a href="http://www.pbjcsme.org" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">www.pbjcsme.org</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> to complete the assessor information form. If you have any other questions or concerns please feel free to contact me at
</span><a href="mailto:Becky.Lopez@pbjcal.org" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Becky.Lopez@pbjcal.org</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> or 205-279-3562. Thank you in advance for your assistance with this process.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Becky Lopez</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Human Resource Technician | Employment Testing</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Personnel Board of Jefferson County</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">2121 Rev. Abraham Woods, Jr. Blvd, Suite 100 Birmingham, AL 35203</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">(P) 205.279.3562
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