Department of Human Resources

1246 PRINCIPAL HUMAN RESOURCES ANALYST
MERIT
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Supplemental Questionnaire

All applicants are required to complete the supplemental questionnaire as part of the on-line application process.  The purpose of this supplemental questionnaire is to obtain a clear and concise summary of your professional and educational background as it relates to the Principal Human Resources Analyst.  The questionnaire will be used to assess each candidate’s possession of the minimum qualifications.

Responses to items on the supplemental questionnaire must be supported by the information provided on the application. This information is subject to verification. Please be sure to include all relevant education and experience in the work history and education sections of the application. Resumes are not used or reviewed to determine whether you meet the minimum qualifications or to determine your score/rank. A resume should not be submitted to substitute for a completed application. If you write "see resume" on the application, or on the supplemental questionnaire, your application may be rejected.

Part One:  EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS

INSTRUCTIONS FOR QUESTIONS #1 - #8:  Please answer all applicable questions by choosing the best response that matches your education and experience. 

Please select the option that best matches your HIGHEST educational attainment:

I possess a Master’s Degree or higher from an accredited college or university in:

I possess a Juris Doctorate degree

I possess a certificate of completion from a 12 month human resources trainee program equivalent to the City and County of San Francisco’s 1249 Human Resources Training Program.

How much professional human resources experience do you have specifically in the areas of recruitment and selection, classification and compensation, employee and/or labor relations, benefits administration and human resources operations:

How much advanced journey level experience do you have (similar to 1244 Senior Human Resources Analyst) performing difficult and specialized human resources work and serving as a resource for special problems specifically in the areas of recruitment and selection, classification and compensation, employee and/or labor relations, benefits administration and human resources operations:

How much experience do you have leading or supervising a small team of professional staff involved in the more difficult and complex matters specifically in the areas of recruitment and selection, classification and compensation, employee and/or labor relations, benefits administration and human resources operations:

Part Two: POSITION-SPECIFIC RELATED EXPERIENCE

IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS FOR QUESTIONS #9 - #16:

• Carefully follow the instructions.
• Provide your best or highest examples of work.
• Please provide all information requested even if the information may appear redundant. Do not write, "See application or resume."
• Please be thorough but concise.  Organize your responses appropriately.  Your written communication skills will be evaluated based on your responses.  All of your information must be supplied in the spaces provided.

Describe your experience in reviewing sensitive information in order to make an employment-related decision. In your response, please include the following:

• What was the purpose of the review and what role did you play in the decision-making process?
• Did you have to consider any policies and/or laws in your review of the information? If yes, how did they impact the decision-making?

Please supply the name of a person who can verify the information you provided for the previous question.  This should be a supervisor, program director or personnel officer who has personal knowledge that you either performed the specific activities or that your position required you to perform such activities. You may use the same person, if appropriate for different types of experience.  

NOTE:  If you do not possess this type of experience, please type “N/A” in the box below.

Describe your experience in facilitating a fair hiring process for an organization. In your response, please include the following:

• Describe the hiring process.
• How did you ensure that a fair hiring process was followed?
• Describe any obstacles and/or challenges you encountered and how you overcame them.

Please supply the name of a person who can verify the information you provided for the previous question.  This should be a supervisor, program director or personnel officer who has personal knowledge that you either performed the specific activities or that your position required you to perform such activities. You may use the same person, if appropriate for different types of experience.  

NOTE:  If you do not possess this type of experience, please type “N/A” in the box below.

Describe your experience when you had to revise and/or make improvements to policies and procedures for a program and/or unit due to a change in regulation, departmental policy, or new state law. In your response, please include the following:

• Tell us about the program.
• What was the law or policy change?
• What did you do to effectuate the change?
• What was the outcome of this change process?

Please supply the name of a person who can verify the information you provided for the previous question.  This should be a supervisor, program director or personnel officer who has personal knowledge that you either performed the specific activities or that your position required you to perform such activities. You may use the same person, if appropriate for different types of experience.  

NOTE:  If you do not possess this type of experience, please type “N/A” in the box below.

Describe your experience in analyzing a program or process in order to make it more streamlined. In your response, please include the following:

• What was your role in the process?
• What problems did you encounter and how did you overcome them?

Please supply the name of a person who can verify the information you provided for the previous question.  This should be a supervisor, program director or personnel officer who has personal knowledge that you either performed the specific activities or that your position required you to perform such activities. You may use the same person, if appropriate for different types of experience.  

NOTE:  If you do not possess this type of experience, please type “N/A” in the box below.