From: Lopez, Becky [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Friday, August 26, 2016 3:06 PM
To: Thomas Mitchell <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Jefferson County Human Resource Graduate Assessment

Tom Mitchell, Ph D:

Dear Colleague, please forward this to anyone whom you believe will be interested.  Thank you.

I am writing to you on behalf of the Jefferson County Commission Human Resources Department in Birmingham, Alabama regarding their upcoming selection procedures for multiple positions.  The Personnel Board of Jefferson County (PBJC) is assisting in the recruitment of assessors.  This process will be very similar to the PBJC's practices.

Approximately 400 individuals will go through the Assessment Centers; which will serve as the secondary selection procedure for Jefferson County.  The assessment centers permit individuals to demonstrate their knowledge and competence related to these jobs through structured interviews.

In order to accurately and effectively assess the candidates' performance in these selection processes, we are recruiting graduate students who are enrolled in Industrial/Organizational, Human Resource, or Organizational Behavior Master and/or PhD programs or any individual that has employee selection assessment experience to assist in the final assessment of these candidates.  We are currently accepting applications listed below:
2016 JCHR October Assessment
Assessment Dates: Thursday, October 6, 2016 - Monday, October 10, 2016 (24 open positions)
Deadline for Applications: Sunday, September 18, 2016
Notification of Acceptance: Tuesday, September 20, 2016

Travel to Birmingham will be required anytime on Thursday.  Assessors will receive training beginning at 8:00am on Friday regarding the assessment process, and scoring will take place from Friday afternoon through the weekend and wrap up Monday afternoon.

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:
?  the opportunity to assist a governmental agency and to closely observe and learn about various selection processes and assessment centers;
?  extensive training on employee selection assessment;
?  valuable applied experience serving as an assessor for a variety of jobs;
?  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; and
?  all expenses paid by the Jefferson County Commission Human Resources Department for travel related to the assessment, including transportation (airline and/or mileage to and from Birmingham), lodging, and meals.

If you are interested in gaining valuable applied experience in the field of employee selection by assisting, please access this website www.pbjcsme.org<http://www.pbjcsme.org> to complete the assessor information form.  If you have any other questions or concerns please feel free to contact me at [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> or 205-279-3562.  Thank you in advance for your assistance with this process.