Description
Compile and keep personnel records. Record data for each employee, such as address, weekly earnings, absences, amount of sales or production, supervisory reports, and date of and reason for termination. May prepare reports for employment records, file employment records, or search employee files and furnish information to authorized persons.
- • Explain company personnel policies, benefits, and procedures to employees or job applicants.
- • Record data for each employee, including such information as addresses, weekly earnings, absences, amount of sales or production, supervisory reports on performance, and dates of and reasons for terminations.
- • Process and review employment applications to evaluate qualifications or eligibility of applicants.
- • Answer questions regarding examinations, eligibility, salaries, benefits, and other pertinent information.
- • Examine employee files to answer inquiries and provide information for personnel actions.
- • Gather personnel records from other departments or employees.
- • Search employee files to obtain information for authorized persons and organizations, such as credit bureaus and finance companies.
- • Interview job applicants to obtain and verify information used to screen and evaluate them.
- • Request information from law enforcement officials, previous employers, and other references to determine applicants' employment acceptability.
- • Compile and prepare reports and documents pertaining to personnel activities.
- • Inform job applicants of their acceptance or rejection of employment.
- • Select applicants meeting specified job requirements and refer them to hiring personnel.
- • Arrange for in-house and external training activities.
- • Arrange for advertising or posting of job vacancies and notify eligible workers of position availability.
- • Provide assistance in administering employee benefit programs and worker's compensation plans.
- • Prepare badges, passes, and identification cards, and perform other security-related duties.
- • Administer and score applicant and employee aptitude, personality, and interest assessment instruments.
- • Prepare and set up for new employee orientations.
- • Process, verify, and maintain personnel related documentation, including staffing, recruitment, training, grievances, performance evaluations, classifications, and employee leaves of absence.
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
