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Human resources initiatives support Virginia Beach's transformation to a quality service system

Human Resource Management 2002
This article provides an overview of the evolution of the Virginia Beach Quality Service system and describes how human resources' initiatives integrate into the citywide strategy. The city's strategy supports the Virginia Beach City Council's “Destination Points” that are linked to the six city businesses and common resources areas. The six businesses and common resource areas have associated outcomes with plans of action and milestones to document results. Virginia Beach, the largest city in Virginia with a population of approximately 435,000, received the U.S. Senate Productivity and Quality Award for Virginia in 1999.

A common language for classifying and describing occupations: The development, structure, and application of the standard occupational classification

Human Resource Management 2002
Today's technology‐driven global economy forces job seekers, employees, human resources professionals, and managers to work smarter and faster to take advantage of a changing labor market. A common language for describing job titles and task/competency‐based occupational clusters will facilitate crucial information sharing critical to meeting today's HR challenges. The Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) captures the current occupational structure, and can be used by the public and private sectors to share information on all types of jobs. This article discusses the development and applications of the new SOC that will help job seekers, employees, human resources professionals, and management.