HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST I AND II (EMPLOYEE CLAIMS) – DOWNTOWN, OAHU Government Job Dept-Human Resources Development Full Time

The responses you provide to these Supplemental Questions will be used in combination with your application to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements and/or your final score. Failure to provide detailed and complete information may result in your application being rejected or receiving a lower score.

Please do not submit a resume in place of completing the Supplemental Questions.

You must submit verification (e.g., copies of official transcripts or diploma as instructed below) in order to receive credit for education. In general, proof of education downloaded from and/or submitted through the internet will not be accepted. Education obtained outside the United States must be comparable to education earned at a regionally accredited school in the United States. We also reserve the right to request further information about your academic program, evidence of comparability, or an original transcript.

To receive credit for substitute, temporary assignment, or volunteer experience, you must submit an official letter of verification. The letter should include the job title, employment dates, number of hours worked, a description of the duties performed, and a contact name and phone number.

Any information you submit may be verified.

Supporting documents must be either electronically attached to your application or submitted to our office at: State of Hawaii – Department of Human Resources Development – 235 South Beretania Street – 11th Floor – Honolulu, Hawaii 96813.

• I acknowledge that I have read, understand and agree to all of the above.

Applicants must meet all the requirements for the position they are seeking as of the date of the application, unless otherwise specified.

In general, concurrent experiences and/or education will not be double credited unless otherwise specified.

Your possession of the required amount of experience will not in and of itself be accepted as proof of qualification for the position. The overall paid or unpaid experience must be of such scope and responsibility as to conclusively demonstrate that you have the ability to perform the duties of the position.

Our calculation of experience will be based upon a full-time, 40-hour work week. Part-time experience will be pro-rated.

Example: Twelve months of experience at 20 hours/week will be pro-rated to six months of experience. Also, hours worked in excess of 40 hours/week will not be extra credited.

Example: Twelve months of experience at 60 hours/week will be credited as one year of experience, not one and a half years.

• I acknowledge that I have read, understand, and agree to all of the above.

In order to receive credit for your academic training, you MUST SUBMIT a legible copy of your OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS by attaching it to your online application.

• I do not meet the Education requirement (possession of a Bachelor’s degree).
• I do not possess a Bachelor’s degree, but possess excess professional work experience as described in the Minimum Qualification Requirements.
• I possess a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited 4-year college or university.

Do you possess administrative, professional, or analytical work experience as described on the job posting? If yes, identify from your work history the employer(s) from whom you gained this experience. Please provide the following information SEPARATELY for EACH employer identified and/or for EACH change in position.

A. Describe this employer. What kind of agency or organization was this (e.g., government agency, private company, small business, etc.?)

B. Describe this employer’s organizational structure, i.e., major departments or sections, approximate size of the agency (number of employees and their job titles);

C. Primary objective and clientele; What products or services did this employer provide and to whom?

D. What was your job title, and in which section did you work? Briefly state your PRIMARY function in this position.

E. DETAIL your duties in this position, demonstrating the full scope of your administrative, professional, or analytical knowledge and ability. Please avoid simply listing tasks or quoting verbiage from the job posting; be DESCRIPTIVE. Include in your description your experience, if any, in:

1. Clearly and comprehensively writing reports or other documents;
2. Reading and interpreting complex written material;
3. Solving complex problems logically and systematically.

If you do not possess this experience, please indicate ‘N/A’ below.

If you do possess this experience, please provide the following information to address your relevant background.

All employment information listed below should also be listed on your application. Address each change in employer or position separately. The information for EACH employer should include:

A. Employer’s name, your official job title, complete dates of employment (mo/yr to mo/yr), and the average number of hours spent collectively on the duties described below.

B. Describe this company. What were its major departments? What kinds of services did it offer? To whom (describe clients)?

C. In which department did you work? How many and what kinds of staff did it employ (give number and job titles)?

D. What was the primary focus of your position? What were your major duties and responsibilities?

E. Describe your professional work experience, if any, in each of the following areas. Describe in detail the specific tasks you performed and responsibilities you held. Give relevant examples.

1. Recruitment and placement.
2. Examination.
3. Pay or wage administration.
4. Employee management relations and services.
5. Employee development.
6. Human resources program development and services.
7. Labor relations.
8. Position Classification.
9. Human resources research.

F. How often did you perform such personnel duties, e.g., daily, weekly, monthly, etc. Give the average number of hours spent per week in each of the above areas E1) through E8) above.

G. How did your personnel duties and authority differ from those of your own supervisor?

H. Did this employer have a separate corporate office or officer who was ultimately responsible for personnel matters? If so, what was the relationship of your position to that entity?

Be specific and complete in your responses. To receive credit, the employer(s) and each position held must be identified in the experience section of your application.

A resume submitted in lieu of answering each supplemental question completely will not be accepted.