SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONNAIRE
For Assistant Payroll Administrator
Applicant Instructions:
The Supplemental Questionnaire is part of the recruitment process and should be submitted along
with your completed District Application for Employment. Your answers will be reviewed primarily for
their overall content. However, please note that your writing competency will also be considered by
the subject matter expert who will review your answers.
On a separate sheet, type or write your answers to the following questions regarding your experience
and qualifications related to this position. You may attach as many sheets as required.
1) This supplemental questionnaire is the first part of the examination process and applicants who
fail to successfully submit a completed supplemental will be eliminated from further
competition. Please note that Assistant Payroll Administrators are required to communicate
effectively in both written and verbal format. Your answers will be reviewed primarily for their
overall content. However, please note that your spelling, punctuation and grammar will also be
considered by the subject matter expert who reviews your answers. Please choose an answer to
indicate whether you have read and understand the content of these instructions.
Yes
No
2) Describe in detail your experience supervising/leading a team of Payroll staff. How many years
of experience do you have as a supervisor? How many years of that experience were obtained in
a government setting?
3) List the name of your employer, your position/job title, your supervisor and their contact
information where you gained the experience indicated in the previous question.
4)
What experience do you have with in-house payroll applications? Be sure to include in your
response:
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Your role in processing
Upgrade experience
Workarounds for system limitations
Your method for disseminating the workarounds
5)
List the name of your employer, your position/job title, your supervisor and their contact
information where you gained the experience indicated in the previous question.
6)
Describe your experience with time and labor implementations in a government / non-profit
environment. Be sure to include the following in your response:
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Projects you have worked on
Your role and level of responsibility on the project
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Duration of the project. How did you ensure that timelines were met?
Any documents you produced for the project
List the name of your employer, your position/job title, your supervisor and their contact
information where you gained the experience indicated in the previous question.
8) Describe in detail your presentation experience at your most recent position. Include the
following information:
 Subject matter
 Audience
 Format
9) List the name of your employer, your position/job title, your supervisor and their contact
information where you gained the experience indicated in the previous question.
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