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Classified - Position Review Tips
Some people have had some difficulty in describing their duties, especially regarding
"normal daily", "regular period", and "occasional"
responsibilities. Some tips:
- Do not try to describe separately every small aspect of what you do. For example, rather
than list separately things like prepares travel vouchers, prepares check requests, sets
up accounts, bill/credits accounts, etc (each with its own time estimate), it is better to
say something like "performs financial duties such as ..." with a time estimate
for all your financial duties. If you find yourself listing more than about 10-12 duties,
you are probably splitting them into too many parts.
- If you tend to perform most of your duties every day, then you would list most of the
duties under "normal daily responsibilities." Those not performed every day but
on a regular basis (for example, once/week) should be listed under "regular period
responsibilities." Those performed on a highly irregular, intermittent basis should
be listed under "occasional responsibilities."
- For each duty, you may list either your best estimate of the number of hours in a
typical, average week that you perform each duty or the % of your total work
time spent on that duty. Please note: When adding up the "normal daily",
"regular period", and "occasional" responsibilities, the total must be
40 hours (or 100% if you choose the % method).
Last updated: 04/20/05
