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Amy Hagan is an HR Executive turned HR Consultant. She has 20+ years of experience in human resources, including HR Specialist for the US Department of Defense.
Proper job evaluations are necessary when comparing jobs within an organization to determine the appropriate pay rates and scales for particular roles. If proposed this question during your interview, you will be expected to perform job evaluations as the next Compensation Manager at this organization. If you do have experience in conducting job evaluations, talk in detail about the process you used and how you believe these processes can translate to this role. If you don't have direct experience, be sure to research the different job evaluation methods that include both quantitative and qualitative approaches and when each method works the best.

Amy Hagan is an HR Executive turned HR Consultant. She has 20+ years of experience in human resources, including HR Specialist for the US Department of Defense.
"Typically, I use pretty standard processes for evaluating a job. We start with a review of the job description, and then if needed, we conduct more analysis. Recently, I had a difficult position to fill. I decided that I needed to complete an extra evaluation of this job. I scheduled a time to shadow another employee with similar job functions. I was able to more clearly articulate the KSAs needed to do the job. Once I was able to list the KSAs, I could do a comp study on the job. I found that we were about 25% below market. We were able to raise the pay in short order and help our recruitment team fill the position quickly."

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