Thanks for the advice. It means a lot. Will. E taking a trip this week to scope it out. FYI. I was offered a job in Houston for 35K doing HR Customer Service lol. Interviewed for a position in HR as a HR coordinator. My guess is 42-45k. Houston has a classified testing department, but unfortunately nothing is available at the moment. For those inquiring about what a Testing Specialist does. Here are some of the duties: Under general supervision, designs and develops pre-employment and promotional tests and other selection procedures tools to screen, evaluate and select job candidates that will provide City of Chicago government with a qualified workforce, ensuring tests are reliable, valid and fairly administered, and performs related duties as required. Works with Testing Manager in designing and developing hiring related tests including online and paper-pencil tests, physical demonstration, and centrally administered tests Develops guidelines and protocols for the administration, scoring and interpretation of hiring related tests including pre-employment tests designed and/or administered by external vendors Conducts statistical analysis to determine psychometric properties of tests and items, test validity, reliability and adverse impact Consults with subject matter experts and departmental managers to analyze job requirements and content to establish criteria for test development Develops pre-employment tests and rating systems used to assess job competency requirements for employment hiring and promotions Develops Requests for Proposals (RFP) identifying scope of services for the procurement of tests and related services Participates in the review and evaluation of proposals from testing consultants for the selection of testing services Acts as a liaison between testing consultants and city personnel to facilitate the development and administration of tests
