I am in the process of brainstorming an activity for managers at my organization that will help them become stronger at creating position descriptions (PD) for roles they are hiring for. Prior to the activity, I will be providing an overview of all of the elements of a PD (Job Title, Summary, Responsibilities, etc.) but would like to find an engaging way to train managers.
Any advice or guidance would be very much appreciated :).
One option you could consider is a drag and drop interaction where the manager is provided with a set of notes (perhaps in the form of a lightbox slide that they can call up whenever they need to refer to it). The "notes" would be from their boss with an outline of the new position they are to set up.
The first slide of the drag and drop then has half a dozen Job Title options and it is up to the manager to drop the best option on the Job Title block on the PD form on the right of the screen. Depending on which option they drop, a layer would appear that would advise them why it is perhaps not the best option. Once they have selected the correct answer, the next drag and drop appears and they then have to repeat the process for the Summary and so it continues until the form is complete.
In some cases the wording may not change too much between options, however the information on the different layers teaches them to use the right language and wording and explains why it is the best option. That way, they hopefully learn from the experience.
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Hi Emanuel,
One option you could consider is a drag and drop interaction where the manager is provided with a set of notes (perhaps in the form of a lightbox slide that they can call up whenever they need to refer to it). The "notes" would be from their boss with an outline of the new position they are to set up.
The first slide of the drag and drop then has half a dozen Job Title options and it is up to the manager to drop the best option on the Job Title block on the PD form on the right of the screen. Depending on which option they drop, a layer would appear that would advise them why it is perhaps not the best option. Once they have selected the correct answer, the next drag and drop appears and they then have to repeat the process for the Summary and so it continues until the form is complete.
In some cases the wording may not change too much between options, however the information on the different layers teaches them to use the right language and wording and explains why it is the best option. That way, they hopefully learn from the experience.
I hope this gives you some ideas to work with.
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