This is a good opportunity for real world experience with assessment centers...paid... A number of our grad students have participated and had a favorable experience. Tom Mitchell, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Industrial & Organizational Psychologist Division of Applied Behavioral Sciences I-O program<http://www.ubalt.edu/cas/graduate-programs-and-certificates/degree-programs/applied-psychology/> Learning Commons 411 University of Baltimore 1420 N. Charles Street Baltimore, MD 21201 PH: 410 837 5348 Fax: 410 837 4059 [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> http://home.ubalt.edu/tmitch From: Lopez, Becky [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2014 10:53 AM Cc: [log in to unmask] Subject: Personnel Board of Jefferson County January Assessment Dear Colleague, Below is information about our next assessment center. Please distribute to any student(s) you think may be interested. Thank you for your time. 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 Public Safety Dispatcher and Business Officer Supervisor. The PBJC is an independent government agency that provides human resource services under the provisions of a Merit System to 22 jurisdictions within the boundaries of Jefferson County. These jurisdictions include multiple municipalities as well as county government. Approximately 500 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. In order to accurately and effectively assess the candidates' performance in these selection processes, the PBJC is 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: January Assessment (Public Safety Dispatcher and Business Office Supervisor) Assessment Dates: Sunday, January 4, 2015 - Friday, January 9, 2015 (12-16 open positions) Deadline for Applications: Wednesday, December 3, 2014 Notification of Acceptance: Friday, December 5, 2014 Travel to Birmingham will be required on a Sunday. Assessors will receive training beginning at 8:00am on Monday regarding the assessment process, and scoring will take place from Tuesday through Friday. 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 PBJC 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 the PBJC 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. Becky Lopez Personnel Technician | Performance Measurement Personnel Board of Jefferson County 2121 Rev. Abraham Woods, Jr. Blvd, Suite 100 Birmingham, AL 35203 (P) 205.279.3562 | (F) 205.279.3563 | [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> | http://www.pbjcal.org<http://www.pbjcal.org/> The Foundation of Your Merit System Career P Please consider your environmental responsibility before printing this e-mail. CONFIDENTIALITY NOTE: This email and any attachments may be confidential and protected by legal privilege. If you are not the intended recipient, be aware that any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the e-mail or any attachment is prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please notify us immediately by replying to the sender and deleting this copy and the reply from your system. Thank you for your cooperation.