Transcript Chapter #3
Chapter #3
Job Analysis
Job Analysis
Determining the procedures and
responsibilities and requirements of a
job.
Job description-List of duties
Job specifications – List of human
requirements
Uses of job analysis
Recruitment and selection
Compensation
Performance appraisals
Training
also helps to pinpoint
Unassigned duties
Dually assigned duties
Steps in Job analysis
Determine
which approach to use.
Review org charts (process mapping)
Which jobs should we look at?
Collect data
Review info with job incumbents
Develop job descriptions and specs
Use O’net
http://online.onet center.org
Type in the occupational title
You will need to do this for you project
On your present job.
Methods of collecting job
analysis information
Questionnaires
Interview
Observations
Diary/Logs
Position analysis
questionnaire PAQ
DOL procedure
Functional job analysis
Don’t use just one
method
Writing the job description
Job identification
Job summary
Responsibilities and
duties.
Standards of
Performance
Working conditions
Use dictionary of
Occupational Titles
Job Description.com
Writing job descriptions
Trained
vs. untrained personnel
Specifications based on judgment use
O*net.
Look at research insight
What is a job?
a set of closely related activities carried out for
pay.
Job enlargement
Job rotation
Job enrichment
Work teams
Boundaryless organizations
Reengineering
Job descriptions and the law
Job analysis provides information used for
writing a
a. Organizational chart
B. Job description
C. HR policy
A____ is a list of a job’s human requirements
for a position
A.
Job specification
B. Job analysis
C. Job description
The ____ provides a detailed picture of
the work flow in an organization.
A.
Process chart
B. Organizational chart
C. Job analysis
Job analyses perform an important role in
an employer’s attempt to comply with
A. OSHA
B. OFCP
C. EEO law
The following questions should be included in a
job analysis questionnaire except
A.
Summary of duties
B. Education
C. Supervisor’s activities
____ is a job analysis method especially useful
in jobs with viewable physical activity
A.
Questionnaire
B. Direct observation
C. Participant diary/log
The ___ would not be included in a job
description
A.
Knowledge and education
requirements
B. Performance requirements
C. Responsibilities and duties
A resource for itemizing the job’s duties and
responsibilities is:
A.
Dictionary of Occupational Titles
B. Dictionary of Occupational jobs
C. Department of Labor Guide
___means assigning workers additional samelevel activities
A.
Job enrichment
B. Job evaluation
C. Job enlargement