HRM533 Job Analysis

A statement of the different duties, tasks and responsibilities of a job is known as a job specification.

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KSAs refer to the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the job.

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Discrepancies between KSAs and job requirements provide clues to training needs.

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Job Analysis is the process of obtaining information about jobs through a process of determining what the duties, tasks or activities of those jobs are.

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Employee interviewing is the most accurate method of job analysis because the employee is least likely to exaggerate essential job functions.

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Job analysis is usually more accurate and objective if the job analyst can prepare the job description without consulting supervisors or jobholders.

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Most job descriptions include a job title, a job identification section, and a job duties section.

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Job specifications usually cover two areas: (1) the skill required to perform the job and (2) the level of autonomy inherent in the position.

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A problem with job descriptions is that they tend to broaden the scope of activities performed by a jobholder.

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Job design is concerned with changing, modifying, and enriching jobs in order to capture the talents of employees while improving performance.

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