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Summary Job Description | Tasks | |||
Determine and formulate policies and provide overall direction of companies or private and public sector organizations within guidelines set up by a board of directors or similar governing body. Plan, direct, or coordinate operational activities at the highest level of management with the help of subordinate executives and staff managers. | Direct and coordinate an organization's financial and budget activities to fund operations, maximize investments, and increase efficiency. | |||
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Confer with board members, organization officials, and staff members to discuss issues, coordinate activities, and resolve problems. | ||||
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Analyze operations to evaluate performance of a company and its staff in meeting objectives, and to determine areas of potential cost reduction, program improvement, or policy change. | ||||
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Direct, plan, and implement policies, objectives, and activities of organizations or businesses to ensure continuing operations, to maximize returns on investments, and to increase productivity. | ||||
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Prepare budgets for approval, including those for funding and implementation of programs. | ||||
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Direct and coordinate activities of businesses or departments concerned with production, pricing, sales, or distribution of products. | ||||
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Negotiate or approve contracts and agreements with suppliers, distributors, federal and state agencies, and other organizational entities. | ||||
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Review reports submitted by staff members to recommend approval or to suggest changes. | ||||
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Appoint department heads or managers and assign or delegate responsibilities to them. | ||||
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Direct human resources activities, including the approval of human resource plans and activities, the selection of directors and other high-level staff, and establishment and organization of major departments. | ||||
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Preside over or serve on boards of directors, management committees, or other governing boards. | ||||
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Prepare and present reports concerning activities, expenses, budgets, government statutes and rulings, and other items affecting businesses or program services. | ||||
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Establish departmental responsibilities and coordinate functions among departments and sites. | ||||
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Implement corrective action plans to solve organizational or departmental problems. | ||||
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Coordinate the development and implementation of budgetary control systems, recordkeeping systems, and other administrative control processes. | ||||
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Direct non-merchandising departments such as advertising, purchasing, credit, and accounting. | ||||
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Deliver speeches, write articles, and present information at meetings or conventions to promote services, exchange ideas, and accomplish objectives. | ||||
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Serve as liaisons between organizations, shareholders, and outside organizations. | ||||
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Review and analyze legislation, laws, and public policy, and recommend changes to promote and support interests of both the general population and special groups. | ||||
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Nominate citizens to boards and commissions. | ||||
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Interpret and explain policies, rules, regulations, and laws to organizations, government and corporate officials, and individuals. | ||||
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Make presentations to legislative and other government committees regarding policies, programs, or budgets. | ||||
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Refer major policy matters to elected representatives for final decisions. | ||||
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Administer programs for selection of sites, construction of buildings, and provision of equipment and supplies. | ||||
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Direct and coordinate activities of businesses involved with buying and selling investment products and financial services. | ||||
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Direct and conduct studies and research on issues affecting areas of responsibility. | ||||
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Attend and participate in meetings of municipal councils and council committees. | ||||
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Organize and approve promotional campaigns. | ||||
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Conduct or direct investigations or hearings to resolve complaints and violations of laws, or testify at such hearings. | ||||
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Represent organizations and promote their objectives at official functions, or delegate representatives to do so. | ||||
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Prepare bylaws approved by elected officials and ensure that bylaws are enforced. | ||||
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Direct and coordinate activities between the United States Government and foreign entities to provide information and promote international interests and harmony. | ||||
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CompGeo Salary Survey Benchmark Job Summary and Competencies
Chief Executives
The Benchmark Job Description below represents the specific Position Characteristics of the job used in the Salary Survey. Benchmark Job Descriptions should be inspected carefully to review the degree of matching between an organizations' Job and the Salary Survey Benchmark. Matching internal Jobs to Salary Survey Benchmark Jobs should not be done on Job Title alone. A thorough comparison of Salary Survey Benchmark to Internal Job Descriptions is recommended. A good overlap should exist on any comparisons used on critical Job Dimensions and Competencies.- Job Description
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Important Knowledge Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Administration and Management | Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources. | |||
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Economics and Accounting | Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking and the analysis and reporting of financial data. | |||
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Law and Government | Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process. | |||
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English Language | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. | |||
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Customer and Personal Service | Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. | |||
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Sales and Marketing | Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems. | |||
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Personnel and Human Resources | Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems. | |||
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Public Safety and Security | Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions. | |||
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Mathematics | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. | |||
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Medicine and Dentistry | Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures. | |||
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Education and Training | Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects. | |||
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Computers and Electronics | Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. | |||
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Psychology | Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders. | |||
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Important Skill Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Complex Problem Solving | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. | |||
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Judgment and Decision Making | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. | |||
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Reading Comprehension | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. | |||
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Active Listening | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. | |||
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Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. | |||
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Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. | |||
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Coordination | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. | |||
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Time Management | Managing one's own time and the time of others. | |||
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Management of Personnel Resources | Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job. | |||
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Writing | Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. | |||
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Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. | |||
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Social Perceptiveness | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. | |||
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Persuasion | Persuading others to change their minds or behavior. | |||
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Systems Analysis | Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes. | |||
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Systems Evaluation | Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system. | |||
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Management of Financial Resources | Determining how money will be spent to get the work done, and accounting for these expenditures. | |||
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Active Learning | Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. | |||
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Negotiation | Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences. | |||
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Management of Material Resources | Obtaining and seeing to the appropriate use of equipment, facilities, and materials needed to do certain work. | |||
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Operations Analysis | Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design. | |||
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Learning Strategies | Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things. | |||
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Instructing | Teaching others how to do something. | |||
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Service Orientation | Actively looking for ways to help people. | |||
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Mathematics | Using mathematics to solve problems. | |||
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Important Ability Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. | |||
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Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. | |||
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Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. | |||
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Written Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. | |||
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Problem Sensitivity | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem. | |||
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Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. | |||
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Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. | |||
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Inductive Reasoning | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). | |||
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Fluency of Ideas | The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity). | |||
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Originality | The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem. | |||
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Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. | |||
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Information Ordering | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). | |||
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Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). | |||
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Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. | |||
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Visualization | The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged. | |||
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Speed of Closure | The ability to quickly make sense of, combine, and organize information into meaningful patterns. | |||
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Flexibility of Closure | The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material. | |||
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Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. | |||
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Mathematical Reasoning | The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem. | |||
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Number Facility | The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly. | |||
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Perceptual Speed | The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object. | |||
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Far Vision | The ability to see details at a distance. | |||
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Time Sharing | The ability to shift back and forth between two or more activities or sources of information (such as speech, sounds, touch, or other sources). | |||
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Memorization | The ability to remember information such as words, numbers, pictures, and procedures. | |||
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Tools/Technology Example | Product Category | |||
AdSense Tracker | Data base user interface and query software | |||
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Database software (reporting feature) | Data base reporting software | |||
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Database software (user interface and query feature) | Data base user interface and query software | |||
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Databox software | Data base user interface and query software | |||
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Email software | Electronic mail software | |||
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Enterprise resource planning ERP software | Enterprise resource planning ERP software | |||
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Exact Software Macola ES Labor Performance | Time accounting software | |||
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Graphic presentation software | Graphics or photo imaging software | |||
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HCSS HeavyBid | Project management software | |||
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HCSS HeavyJob | Project management software | |||
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Halogen e360 | Human resources software | |||
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Halogen ePraisal | Human resources software | |||
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Human resource information system HRIS software | Human resources software | |||
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Infor SSA Human Capital Management | Human resources software | |||
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Intuit QuickBooks software | Accounting software | |||
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Listserv software | Electronic mail software | |||
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Lyris HQ Web-Analytics Solution | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Microsoft Access | Data base user interface and query software | |||
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Microsoft Advertising Atlas Search | Project management software | |||
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Microsoft Dynamics AX | Enterprise resource planning ERP software | |||
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Microsoft Excel | Spreadsheet software | |||
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Microsoft FRx | Financial analysis software | |||
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Microsoft Great Plains software | Enterprise resource planning ERP software | |||
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Microsoft Office software | Office suite software | |||
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Microsoft Outlook | Electronic mail software | |||
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Microsoft PowerPoint | Presentation software | |||
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Microsoft Project | Project management software | |||
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Microsoft Publisher | Desktop publishing software | |||
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Microsoft Word | Word processing software | |||
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Nedstat Sitestat | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Norchard Solutions Succession Wizard | Time accounting software | |||
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Online advertising reporting software | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Oracle E-Business Suite | Enterprise resource planning ERP software | |||
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Oracle PeopleSoft | Enterprise resource planning ERP software | |||
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Oracle Siebel Server Sync | Customer relationship management CRM software | |||
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SAP software | Enterprise resource planning ERP software | |||
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Sage Peachtree software | Accounting software | |||
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Structured query language SQL | Data base user interface and query software | |||
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Web browser software | Internet browser software | |||
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10-key calculators | Calculators or accessories | |||
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Desktop computers | Desktop computers | |||
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Laptop computers | Notebook computers | |||
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Personal computers | Personal computers | |||
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Personal digital assistants PDA | Personal digital assistant PDAs or organizers | |||
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Smartphones | Mobile phones | |||
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Universal serial bus USB flash drives | High capacity removable media drives | |||
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Prerequisite Qualification Category | Education and Experience Level | |||
Related Work Experience | Over 10 years | |||
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Required Level of Education | Bachelor's Degree | |||
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On-the-Job Training | Over 10 years | |||
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On-Site or In-Plant Training | Over 10 years | |||
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Alternate Job Title(s) | |||
Aeronautics Commission Director | |||
Agricultural Services Director | |||
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Assistance Program Administrator | |||
Arts and Humanities Council Director | |||
Bakery Manager | |||
Bank President | |||
Book Publisher | |||
Brokerage Office Manager | |||
Bureau Chief | |||
Business Coordinator | |||
Business Development Executive | |||
Business Development Officer | |||
Business Enterprise Officer | |||
Business Executive | |||
Cemetery Manager | |||
Chairman | |||
Chancellor | |||
Chief Administrative Officer | |||
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) | |||
Chief Financial Officer (CFO) | |||
Chief Information Officer (CIO) | |||
Chief Operating Officer (COO) | |||
Chief Technical Officer (CTO) | |||
Chief Warden | |||
City Administrator | |||
City Manager | |||
City Superintendent | |||
City Superintendent of Schools | |||
City Supervisor | |||
Classification and Treatment Director | |||
College President | |||
Commissioner of Internal Revenue | |||
Community Services and Health Education Officer | |||
Compliance Analyst | |||
Compliance Director | |||
Compliance Manager | |||
Conservation of Resources Commissioner | |||
Consumer Affairs Director | |||
Controller | |||
Corporate Administrator | |||
Corporate Executive | |||
Corporate Manager | |||
Corporate Officer | |||
Corporate Planner | |||
Corporation Officer | |||
Correctional Administrator | |||
Correctional Agency Director | |||
Council On Aging Director | |||
County Administrator | |||
County Commissioner | |||
County Superintendent of Schools | |||
County Supervisor | |||
Department Manager | |||
Department Store Manager | |||
Deputy District Customs Director | |||
Deputy Insurance Commissioner | |||
Director of Vital Statistics | |||
District Customs Director | |||
Economic Developer | |||
Economic Development Coordinator | |||
Educational Institution President | |||
Election Assistant | |||
Employment Research and Planning Director | |||
Employment Services Director | |||
Environmental Analyst | |||
Executive Administrator | |||
Executive Director | |||
Executive Vice President (EVP) | |||
Federal Aid Coordinator | |||
Field Representatives Director | |||
Finance Vice President | |||
Financial Institution President | |||
Financial Responsibility Division Director | |||
Financial Secretary | |||
Fire Chief | |||
Fishery Division Chief | |||
Foreign Diplomat | |||
Foreign Service Officer | |||
Foundation Director | |||
General Manager | |||
Government Service Executive | |||
Governor | |||
Harbor Master | |||
Health Commissioner | |||
Highway Commissioner | |||
Housing Management Officer | |||
Institution Director | |||
Insurance Commissioner | |||
International Accounting User Representative | |||
Irrigation Tax Assessor-Collector | |||
Labor Commissioner | |||
Labor Standards Director | |||
Law Enforcement Director | |||
Licensing and Registration Director | |||
Lieutenant Governor | |||
Liquor Commissioner | |||
Liquor Stores and Agencies Supervisor | |||
Mayor | |||
Media Executive | |||
Medical Facilities Section Director | |||
Music Executive | |||
Music Publisher | |||
Newspaper Publisher | |||
Nonprofit Director | |||
Nonprofit Manager | |||
Office Manager | |||
Operations Vice President | |||
Park Superintendent | |||
Police Chief | |||
Police Commissioner | |||
Policy Advisor | |||
Policy Officer | |||
President | |||
President of the United States | |||
Prison Warden | |||
Private Sector Executive | |||
Program Manager | |||
Public Health Director | |||
Public Works Commissioner | |||
Public Works Director | |||
Railroad Commissioner | |||
Recreation Superintendent | |||
Regional Wildlife Agent | |||
Regulated Program Manager | |||
Regulatory Agency Director | |||
Regulatory Analyst | |||
Relocation Commissioner | |||
Revenue Director | |||
Road Commissioner | |||
Roads Supervisor | |||
Safety Council Director | |||
Sanitation Superintendent | |||
School Commissioner | |||
School Superintendent | |||
Schools Superintendent | |||
Secretary of State | |||
Software Publisher | |||
State Assessed Properties Director | |||
State Board of Nursing Executive Secretary | |||
State Superintendent of Public Instruction | |||
State Superintendent of Schools | |||
Store Manager | |||
Strategic Planner | |||
Supervisor | |||
Tax Commissioner | |||
Top Executive | |||
Township Supervisor | |||
Traffic Safety Administrator | |||
Translation Director | |||
Treasurer | |||
U.S. Commissioner | |||
Unemployment Insurance Director | |||
University President | |||
Vice Chancellor | |||
Vice President | |||
Water Commissioner | |||
Welfare Director | |||
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