Discussion Post
Question I
• What are the skills needed to be a good manager/supervisor? Do you think you can be a good manager and why?
• How can a manager support his/her employees and the company at the same time?
Question II
Analysis of Supervisor/Management Job Descriptions The purpose of this exercise is to have you view some actual job descriptions for supervisory/management positions as listed by real organizations. Instructions:
• Think about a supervisory/management position that interests you. The position must be a first-line supervisor/manager position of your choice. In addition, you may include the type of industry in your search, such as banking supervisor, nursing supervisor, recreation manager, hotel maintenance supervisor, etc.
• Visit Monster website.
• Type the name of the supervisory/management position in the "Search Jobs" box. You may leave blank the "U.S. Locations" box, which will result in a nationwide search. Clicking "Search" will likely result in numerous listings, depending on how general or specific your "Search Job" supervisory/management listing was
• Scroll the listings, viewing job titles and the names of the organizations for which there are position vacancies. Find a position/organization that looks of interest, and click the job title. You will then find the company's job description for the position.
• Select and write job descriptions for three different organizations, noting the differences in responsibilities, duties, and requirements.
• Write a report, one-half to one page in length commenting on the differences noted. Include printouts of the three job listings.
The response must include a reference list. One-inch margins, double-space, Using Times New Roman 12 pnt font and APA style of writing and citations.