[IPAC-List] Job Qualifications

[Dennis Doverspike]

Julie,

If you do a search of the archives, you will see that this is a topic that
comes up from time to time. Your question appears a little different in that
you seem to be asking about combinations for the candidate rather than
combinations for the job, I also assume you are talking about determining
whether an applicant is minimally qualified. 

In terms of combinations, I believe old posts have covered this but a common
one is one year for one year. Another option is to make the tradeoffs
consistent with the job evaluation system, if there is one.

However, in general, I tend to offer the advice that tradeoffs should be
avoided. Tradeoffs frequently lead to problems, including charges of
disparate treatment. If you are going to do tradeoffs, it seems more
defensible to set a couple of education levels first, and then set
experience levels corresponding to those tradeoffs. So, I would say rather
than setting up a formula or matrix of tradeoffs, go with a few simple
tradeoffs.

Dennis Doverspike, Ph.D., ABPP
Professor of Psychology
Director, Center for Organizational Research
Senior Fellow of the Institute for Life-Span Development and Gerontology
Psychology Department
University of Akron
Akron, Ohio  44325-4301
330-972-8372 (Office)
330-972-5174 (Office Fax)
ddoverspike at uakron.edu

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Subject: [IPAC-List] Job Qualifications

A private sector client of mine has been inquiring about systematic or
structured methods that might be available for combining experience and
education to determine whether a candidate is qualified to fill a specific
position. I've come across some public sector agencies that have what appear
to be compensatory formulas for combining education and experience in order
to determine whether an applicant meets qualification requirements. Does
anyone have any knowledge or experience of such systems? 

 Thank you!

 

Julie Carswell, Ph.D
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