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1. Briefly summarize the essential difference between job analysis and competency modelling as techniques for systematically collecting data about jobs.

2. Task statements are a useful way to summarize data collected during job analysis, in preparation for writing employee specifications. Consider the following task statement, which one of your sources offers as a result of his data collection efforts for a technical writer position: "Writes detailed procedures." How could you rewrite the statement so that it better corresponds to the standard format described in the text?

3. A colleague is eager to use the Position Analysis Questionnaire to collect data for an important work role in your organization. Do you support this approach in general? Support your position with specific reference to material in the text.

4. In consulting organizations, "Client Focus" is an important core competency. Write a short definition of a different core competency that is relevant at the organizational level of a public sector organization that promotes environmentally responsible business practices in your community.

5. As a prospective human resources specialist, imagine that you seek to build skill in complex problem solving, which is described as "Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions." Beyond taking a course, what are two specific, practical things a student could realistically do to build this skill, while still in school?