Human Resource Management: Four Questions
How easy was it to find the a specific occupation you were looking for, and how comprehensive was the information provided about that occupation?
Information was relatively easy to find by using the site map. By going top "My Next Move" one is presented with a menu of choices including knowledge, skills, abilities, education, and job outlook as well as the opportunity to explore more. Selecting the occupation of human resource manager the following information was provided in each category: 1) Knowledge -- business, arts and humanities, safety and government, math and science. (Each sub-heading also contained a brief descriptor, i.e. Math and science: psychology). 2) Skills -- Basic skills, people and technology, social. 3) Abilities -- verbal, ideas and logic, attention. 4) Education -- bachelor's degree or master's degree. Under this heading there were links to "Find Training" and "Find Certifications." 5) Job Outlook -- Average (new opportunities likely in future), salary $99,130. Under this heading there were links to "Check Out My State," "Local Salary Info" and "Find Jobs." 6) Explore More -- this category suggested other employment opportunities as well as industries one might also be interested in.
The activities one must perform to do this job well were also listed. These included leading, making decisions, and business. The traits necessary for success were listed as well; integrity, dependability,...
The list of information about this position was very comprehensive and informative.
2. What did you think of the occupations O*NET/DOT suggested as matching your skills? Was the occupation you are in or preparing for among those listed?
The Interest Profiler is a list of sixty questions concerning likes and dislikes. When answering the questions one is only supposed to consider these two criteria and not think about education, salary or other factors. My profile yielded these scores: Artistic 36, Social 28, Investigative 24, Enterprising 21, Realistic, 20 and Conventional 14.
People with artistic interests like creativity in their work and work that can be done without following a set of rules. People with social interests like teaching, giving advice, and being of service to people. People with investigative interests like searching for facts and figuring out problems. People with enterprising interests like persuading and leading people, making decisions, and taking risks for profit. People with realistic interests like working with plants or animals, real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery, and outside. People with conventional interests like working with clear rules and following a strong leader.
In the "Explore the Jobs Zone" one is asked to consider how much preparation one is prepared to undertake on a scale from one to five. Jobs are then suggested…
