Chapter 3
What is job analysis?
I. what is job analysis?
A. Job analysis defined
- is the procedure through which you determine the duties of these jobs and the characteristics of the people who should be hired for them.
a) Job description ? the production of information on the job's activities and requirements.
b) Job specifications ? the kind of people to hire for the job
1. Job analysis and equal employment opportunity (EEO)
- Job analysis plays a central role on EE compliance. See chapter 2
B. Methods of colleting job analysis information
1. Interviews
2. Questionnaires
3. Observation ? physical activity (ex: janitor, accounting clerk) and mental activity (ex: lawyer, engineer)
4. Participant Diary/Logs ? ex: ask workers to keep a dairy log of list of what they do during the day.
5. Other job analysis methods
C. Writitn Job descriptions
- it should include what the jobholder does, how he or she does it\, and what condition the job is performed.
- the manager writes a description of the knowledge, abilities, and skills needed to perform the job.
1. Job identification
2. Job summary
3. Relationships ? inside or outsid ...