i am applying for a job and it say in the duties Ad hoc duties as required.
what is it ???
2007-08-24 10:53:43 · 13 answers · asked by angela b 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
It's Latin for "to this" and is used to indicate that something is for a particular purpose and no other. An ad hoc committee, for example, is one set up for a specific purpose, to plan a specific event or make a specific response.
In job advertisements, it means you have to take whatever action circumstances demand as and when they occur. It's a catch-all so that, if a certain task crops up for immediate attention, you can't say "That's not my job."
Careful, though; don't let it's inclusion in the advertisement turn you into an absolute gofer.
2007-08-24 11:05:49 · answer #1 · answered by Paisley Buddy 1 · 6⤊ 0⤋
Definition Of Ad Hoc
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What Does Ad Hoc Mean
2016-10-03 09:23:13 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ad Hoc basically means "for the purpose at hand" Ad Hoc duties as required means things not specifically mentioned in your job description, but that you might be asked to do.
2007-08-24 11:04:43 · answer #4 · answered by MyDogAtticus 3 · 5⤊ 0⤋
ad hoc (ăd hŏk', hōk')
adv.
For the specific purpose, case, or situation at hand and for no other: a committee formed ad hoc to address the issue of salaries.
adj.
Formed for or concerned with one specific purpose: an ad hoc compensation committee.
Improvised and often impromptu: “On an ad hoc basis, Congress has . . . placed . . . ceilings on military aid to specific countries” (New York Times).
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2007-08-24 11:02:19 · answer #5 · answered by MoonSorceress 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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i am applying for a job and it say in the duties Ad hoc duties as required.
what is it ???
2015-08-19 03:28:52 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Usually refers to special committees serving at large and at the pleasure of someone or another.
Don't worry about it, it might just mean you go buy the supplies for your office or (gulp sweat) they want you to be in charge of the coffee. Could look good on your resume later.
"Served on the Ad Hoc Committee for wellness and
pharmaceuticals"
You dispensed an aspirin during coffee break for someone with a headache.
Good luck!
2007-08-24 11:04:17 · answer #7 · answered by wpepper 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ad hoc = made up on the spur of the moment
2007-08-24 11:00:04 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Ad hoc means "for a specific purpose" or "improvised, or on the spur of the moment".
2007-08-24 11:02:18 · answer #9 · answered by gefyonx 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In California civil service they call it "other duties as required". It means in addition to whatever the specific duties are, you also get to do anything the boss says needs to be done right now.
2007-08-24 11:03:22 · answer #10 · answered by Lisa B 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋