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ANALYSIS OF A JOB 8
Human Resource Management
Patrick B. Magee
STRAYER University
Dr. Francis Hatstat, Professor
August 22, 2014
IT Network Engineer Job Description
Information Technology Network Engineer in a medium company is majorly charged with the responsibility of giving a solution to various technological instruments used in the company in day to day operations. In some instances, they may be required to come up with other new inventions and innovations on various software programs with an aim of enhancing the network and especially the communication network among different stakeholders of the company.
The Network Engineer is expected to deal with various computer hardware as well as other networking instruments. In this case, they should have the knowledge of repairing these technological instruments in the case of their breakdown or any other factor that may result into faults in their function. Other than that, the employer expects the Network Engineer to provide a piece of advice concerning the right channel of communication network and also other kinds of networks to be used in the operation of the company (Kelly 2000).
As a section of networking process, the Network Engineer is expected to prepare proper instructions that are very detailed to assist the employees to have an understanding of using the different technological instruments within the company. In addition, the Network Engineer can as well provide diagrams that are expected to reinforce the instructions to ensure maximum understanding by the all the employees. This responsibility is so critical since most of the technological equipment used in this company if not used in the correct way can result into major loss of important data as well as information that is so critical to the company.
An Information Technology Network Engineer in this company is expected to work within an office or the recently built research laboratory where they are expected to carry out their researches in order to come up with better networking software and programs. Lastly in their working offices they are expected to maintain a very high level of integrity of the technological instruments used in this company. This will in turn assist in a big percentage in the performance of all the users of the particular infrastructures used in the company.
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Job specification refers to the quality and skills in which one is supposed to have in order to carry out a certain kind of job; in addition, it also involves the education performance of the individual as well as the experience the person has in that particular field. As an IT Network Engineer in this company, various specifications are looked into to ensure that one is qualified for that particular job.
First of all, the basic education requirement for this job is to ensure one holds a bachelor’s degree in the field of Information Technology Network Engineering. Also, there are some fields in which one can venture into to be accepted as an Network Engineer, they include: Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Network Engineering, Mathematics as well Information Sciences, mentioning just but a few (Ralston 2000).
In some advanced researches, the company requires the Network Engineer to at least hold a master’s degree in order to carry out advanced researches in relation to networking programs as well as software. To improve the career and gain more experience, one is expected to engage in various opportunities that are associated to this career. Involving in such program opportunities will ensure that the Network Engineer gains more knowledge in the working field and they are also certified which acts as a proof for their experience.
Compensation and benefits package appropriate for an IT Network Engineer
Compensation and benefits package are always used by the employers to ensure that they retain their employees and especially those that are very rare to be found. The company offers a welcome bonus in which an IT Network Engineer is given immediately he/she joins the company. This is given to show the employee that he/she is valued and the company is willing to work with him/her (Warren, 2008).
Performance related bonuses are as well provided to Network Engineers in this company to act as one of the benefits package. This is given when the Network Engineer has been employed already and has started working within the company. The Network Engineer is to be given the bonus if the employer realises that the IT expert has done a good job that is worth to be recognized and appreciated.
Travelling bonuses can as well be offered to the Network Engineers whereby they can be assigned various cars within the company. This is expected to cover their travelling expenses each day as they come to work. Also on travelling, the company also issues bonuses for trips whereby the Network Engineers within the company can be going for trips in which they are expected to build more experience in their careers.
The Network Engineer can also enjoy benefits on cost of living whereby the company offers housing allowances to ensure they enjoy comfort. Their salaries are also ensured that they are standard in such a way that they can be able to provide each and everything they need for themselves.
On compensation, the Network Engineer can have covers such as the accidental cover which is expected to take place when carrying out the job so that compensation can be granted. Even though, the Network Engineer will be expected to pay some amount of money each month to ensure they are liable for that particular cover.
This research was carried out in various companies that have IT experts; in addition, the internet was also used in trying to get information on how Network Engineers are treated in companies that are in other parts of the world.
The compensation and benefit packages outlined above are very necessary since Network Engineers are few and therefore there is need to retain the one which a company gets. Other than that, it is necessary for Network Engineers to continue enjoying these benefits so that they cannot have any thought of leaving the company bearing in mind that the company has invested much in the Network Engineers (Smil, 2006).
Traditional career stages
Career stages involve five steps in which an individual undergoes. The first step is known as growth whereby it is thought to occur between the ages of 4 to 13 years. Within this stage, the individual is in the process of knowing that he/she has a future in which they need to work upon. In this process they also start to develop competence on coping up with issues of the future.
The next stage is known as exploration which begins from early teens up to the mid-twenties of a person’s age. At this stage various people begin to explore various issues of life as the name suggests, it is an exploration stage. Individuals in this case may undergo various occupational trials as they try to find the career that is going to suit their wants fully; therefore, they may move from one job to the other.
Establishment is the next step in the traditional stages of careers which is believed to occur or take place between mid-twenties and mid-forties of a person’s age. In this case, the career in which individuals decide on at last is built on by employing the necessary skills and efforts to ensure that they are fit to perform any work related to the career. This stage is also associated with the adults trying to stabilize their careers by ensuring that they engage in many activities associated with their chosen career and thus become professional by as well obtaining other kinds of degrees.
The fourth major stage in this process is known as maintenance which takes place from mid-forties up to mid-sixties. The stage is characterised with consistency, whereby the individuals here are professionals in their career; in addition they hold on to this career and keep on up grading using all available opportunities. At this stage, people can as well evaluate what they have actually done with their lives; in other words, they can be able to state all their successes and failures (Kelly, 2000).
The last stage in traditional career stages is referred to as disengagement which occurs in from the mid-sixties onwards. At this stage, individuals must be looking forward to retire from any of the formal employment; instead, they look forward for other for other new roles and responsibilities that at times may divert from their chosen careers. Some opt to just remain at home doing nothing may be due to their old age at this stage (Sweezy, 2005).
In my position as a Network Engineer, I am currently in the establishment stage whereby I am working to stabilize my career as a Network Engineer concerned with the networking field of the company that has employed me.
Two reasons why employees may stagnate and ultimately disengage from work
One of the major reasons as to why employees may stagnate and ultimately quit from work is lack of appreciation from their employers (Kelly, 2000). In such a situation, it may happen that employees are surely working hard and as well to the expectation of the employer but the employer goes without saying a word concerning their hard works. This diminishes the motivation which the workers may have had and thus making them to stagnate and in some cases end up in disengaging from the work.
The second reason as to why employees may stagnate in their works is due to the fact that some employers may fail to challenge or solve bad behaviours associated with other employees. It is important to note that ethics must be embraced by each and every worker to ensure that there is a peaceful existence among the workers. In cases where other employees do not respect others and the management does not solve the issue may result into an employee stagnating or leaving the job.
Strategies employees should use to avoid stagnation
One of the best ways for employees to avoid stagnation during work is by each and every employee working to be a role model to other colleagues. In this case, they all work not because of their own good but for the ultimate good of the whole company; in other words they should show other employees that the success of the company should be given the first priority and thus avoiding stagnation.
Secondly and also very important is that employees should be well prepared for their future expected jobs. In most cases, employers may want their employees to work even more; therefore being prepared to work more would be a better strategy to avoid any form of stagnation immediately one starts to work.
Lastly, each and every employee should be ready to deliver the best he/she can. Each employee owes him/herself to produce the best out of the skills and qualities one has in a particular field and hence resulting into avoidance of stagnation.
References
Kelly, J. (2000). The Independent ICT in Schools Commission, Information and Communications Technology in UK Schools: An Independent Inquiry. Financial Times.
Alavudeen, A. & Venkateshwaran, N. (2010), Computer Integrated Manufacturing, PHI Learning.
Ralston, A. & Edwin D. (2000). Encyclopaedia of Computer Science (4th ed.), Nature Publishing Group.
Sweezy, L. (2005). California workers’ compensation practice Pearson education.
Warren, L. (2008). California law of employee Injuries and worker’s compensation practice and procedure. California-USA.
