The identification of personnel director's competency profile through the use of the job competence assessment method

Abstract

This research was based on the McClelland/McBer job competence assessment method. The major purpose of this study was to construct a competency model for superior personnel directors of Taichung County public elementary schools in Taiwan. This paper adopted questionnaires to identify competencies for 48 personnel directors in Taichung County in Taiwan. The researchers divided these samples into two groups. Study 1 included 14 superior personnel directors that received high-performance prizes from Taichung County Government over the period 2002 to 2007. Study 2 included 34 average personnel directors that never received any high-performance prizes. By using the procedures of job competence assessment method, the authors constructed and analyzed the competencies for these two groups. The academic and practical contributions and implications of the competency model were addressed. The researcher also found that the competency model of superior personnel directors in the study was similar to Spencer’s generic competency model for helping and human service workers with the exception of self-control. At the same time, some suggestions for future research were offered. Key words: Job competence assessment method, competency model, personnel directors.