Personnel Plus! is recruiting for an individual to fill a newly created position of HR Manager for CSWW Inc., a Great Falls, MT based retail chain. The Company has approximately 300 employees in seven locations in five cities in Montana and Washington. Information about the company is available from personnel Plus! Or on-line at http://www.bigrstore.com

In order to be considered, candidates must submit an application form and  letter of application that includes their response to the questions listed below. A resume may also be submitted but the initial screening will be based on the responses to the questions and a review of the application form.

This position is open until filled.

A response to the following questions is required for consideration. You should limit your responses to no more than approximately 500 word per question. You are encouraged to clearly identify your personal role in each of the areas. Do not respond by saying “see my resume”:

Please summarize your experience, education or other relevant background as you believe it qualifies you to perform the duties of this job listed below. (Note this is not a complete list of job duties) If you have experience, identify the organization where the experience was gained. If your qualifications are based on formal education and/or training, identify the relevant courses you have taken/completed and the school or organization that offered the training:

a. Recurring and screening candidates for employment. Identify the approximate number of hiring procedures, the type of position being hired and/or formal education or training in this area.

b. Developing and/or administering personnel policies and procedures. Identify the process used to develop the polices and your role in the process and/or formal education and/or training in this area.

c. Payroll and benefits administration. Identify your experience in payroll and/or benefits administration and/or formal education and/or training in this area.

d. Employee performance management. Identify your role is establishing performance standards, and coaching, counseling or disciplining employees who were not achieving the desired results and/or formal education and/or training in this area.

e. Training. Identify your experience, education or training in developing and or administering training for managers and staff. What topics did you deliver through your efforts. Did you personally present the training or arrange for others to do so?

Completed application forms and cover letters should be submitted electronically or by mail or hand delivery to Jim Nys, Personnel Plus!, 210 E. Lyndale, Helena, MT 59601 If submitting electronically, please submit to jnys@personnel-plus.com in one of the following electronic formats:

a. Rich text format (RTF is preferred since it can be created and read by nearly any word processing software

b. Microsoft Word (any version)

c. Wordperfect (any version)  

d. Adobe pdf

 Applications submitted in other formats may be returned for resubmission. For more information contact either Jim Nys or Jennifer Sim at Personnel Plus!