EXPANDED SCOPE
FOR
ASSISTANT
DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN ADMINISTRATOR OC 1,2,3,4
DIRECTOR
OF HUMAN RESOURCES OC 1,4,5,6,7
EMPLOYEE
BENEFITS SUPERVISOR OC 1,2,3,4
PRINCIPAL EMPLOYEE BENEFITS REPRESENTATIVE PR 1,2,4,7
SCHOOL
PERSONNEL OFFICER OC 1,5,6,8,9
SENIOR
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS REPRESENTATIVE OC 1,2,4
SENIOR
PERSONNEL ANALYST PR 2,5,6,7,8
TOWN
PERSONNEL OFFICER OC & PR 1,2,5,6,9
1. ADVISING AND INTERACTING WITH OTHERS-These questions
test for the ability to interact with other people in order to gather and
present information and to provide assistance and advice in a courteous and
professional manner.
2. PREPARING WRITTEN MATERIAL-These questions
test for the ability to present information clearly and accurately, and to
organize paragraphs logically and comprehensibly. For some questions, you will be given information in two or three sentences followed
by four restatements of the information. You must then choose the best version.
For other questions, you will be given paragraphs with
their sentences out of order. You must then choose, from four suggestions, the
best order for the sentences.
3. UNDERSTANDING AND INTERPRETING TABULAR
MATERIAL-These
questions test your ability to understand, analyze, and use the internal logic
of data presented in tabular form. You may be asked to
perform tasks such as completing tables, drawing conclusions from them,
analyzing data trends or interrelationships, and revising or combining data
sets. The concepts of rate, ratio, and proportion are tested. Mathematical
operations are simple, and computational speed is not a major factor in the
test. You should bring with you a hand-held battery- or solar-powered
calculator for use on this test. You will not be permitted
to use the calculator function of your cell phone.
4. UNDERSTANDING AND INTERPRETING WRITTEN
MATERIAL BASED ON LAWS, POLICIES, AND PROCEDURES RELATING TO HEALTH
INSURANCE, RETIREMENT AND OTHER BENEFITS-These questions test for the
ability to read, interpret, and apply relevant laws, policies, and procedures.
You will be provided with brief reading selections
based on or taken from legal text, each followed by one or more questions. All
information needed to answer the questions is contained in the reading
selections. No prior knowledge of the subject is required.
5. PUBLIC PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION-These questions
test for knowledge of the principles and practices used in applying New York
State, federal, and local laws, rules, and policies to situations encountered
in planning and executing the personnel functions in a government agency.
Questions may cover such areas as recruitment, selection, and placement;
position classification; performance evaluation; and employee relations.
6. RECRUITMENT, SELECTION AND PLACEMENT-These questions
test for knowledge of planning and implementing programs to hire employees for
public sector titles and occupational fields. Questions may cover such areas as
determining personnel needs; analyzing job content; ordering examinations;
recruitment; and interviewing.
7. SUPERVISION-These questions
test for knowledge of the principles and practices employed in planning,
organizing, and controlling the activities of a work unit toward predetermined
objectives. The concepts covered, usually in a situational question format,
include such topics as assigning and reviewing work; evaluating performance;
maintaining work standards; motivating and developing subordinates;
implementing procedural change; increasing efficiency; and dealing with
problems of absenteeism, morale, and discipline.
8. CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION-These questions
test for knowledge of position classification in the public sector. Questions
may cover such areas as general objectives of a classification system; job
audits and classification surveys; position allocation; and class
specifications.
9. ADMINISTERING A NEGOTIATED LABOR AGREEMENT-These questions
test for a knowledge of labor/management issues relating to the administration
of a negotiated labor agreement and the ability to interpret and apply the
terms and conditions of the agreement. Questions may cover such areas as
dealing with representatives of employee unions, employee grievances, disciplinary
actions, arbitration, employee leave policy, performance evaluations, training,
employee assistance programs, health and safety matters, layoff procedures,
health insurance benefits, and salary adjustments.
The
New York State Department of Civil Service has not prepared a test guide for
this examination. However, candidates may find information in the publication
'General Guide to Written Tests' helpful in preparing for this test. This
publication is available on line at: https://www.cs.ny.gov/testing/testguides.cfm.
USE OF CALCULATORS IS RECOMMENDED