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• gathering, analyzing, and structuring information about a job’s components, characteristics, and requirements
• process of determining the work activities and requirements

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JOB ANALYSIS

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• describes the job in terms of key result areas, functions, roles, and competencies
• less emphasis on specific duties and responsibilities

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JOB PROFILE

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A structured job analysis method developed by McCormick. The PAQ contains 194 items organized into six main dimensions: information input, mental processes, work output, relationships with other persons, job context, and other job-related variables
such as work schedule, pay, and responsibility.

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POSITION ANALYSIS QUESTIONNAIRE (PAQ)

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• A revised version of the PAQ was developed by Patrick and Moore. Include item content and style, new items to increase the discriminatory power of the intellectual and decision-making dimensions, and an emphasis on having a job analyst, rather than the incumbent.

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JOB STRUCTURE PROFILE

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• developed by Cornelius and Hakel (1978)
• contains 153 items and has a readability level appropriate for an employee with only a tenth-grade education

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JOB ELEMENTS INVENTORY (JEI)

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• was designed by Fine (1955) as a quick method that could be used by the federal government to analyze and compare thousands of jobs

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FUNCTIONAL JOB ANALYSIS (FJA)

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• Jobs analyzed by FJA are broken down into the percentage of time the incumbent spends on three functions: data (information and ideas), people (clients, customers, and coworkers), and things (machines, tools, and equipment)

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Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT)

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A. METHODS PROVIDING GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT WORKER ACTIVITIES

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  • POSITION ANALYSIS QUESTIONNAIRE (PAQ)
  • JOB STRUCTURE PROFILE
  • JOB ELEMENTS INVENTORY (JEI)
  • FUNCTIONAL JOB ANALYSIS (FJA)
  • DICTIONARY OF OCCUPATIONAL TITLES (DOT)
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B. METHODS PROVIDING INFORMATION ABOUT TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT

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  • JOB COMPONENTS INVENTORY (JCI)
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  • for use in England
  • consists of more than 400 questions
    covering five major categories: tools and equipment, perceptual and physical requirements, mathematical
    requirements, communication requirements, and
    decision making and responsibility.
    *It is the only job analysis method containing a
    detailed section on tools and equipment.
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JOB COMPONENTS INVENTORY (JCI)

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C. METHODS PROVIDING INFORMATION
ABOUT THE WORK ENVIRONMENT

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  • AET (“ARBEITSWISSENSCHAFTLICHES
    ERHEBUNGSVERFAHREN ZUR
    TATIGKEITSANALYSE “)
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D. METHODS PROVIDING INFORMATION
ABOUT COMPETENCIES
OCCUPATIONAL INFORMATION

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  • NETWORK (O*NET)
  • DICTIONARY OF OCCUPATIONAL TITLES
  • CRITICAL INCIDENT TECHNIQUE (CIT)
  • EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE RECORD
  • THRESHOLD TRAITS ANALYSIS (TTA)
  • FLEISHMAN JOB ANALYSIS SURVEY (F-JAS)
  • JOB ADAPTABILITY INVENTORY (JAI)
    -OCCUPATIONAL ANALYSIS INVENTORY
    (OAI)
    • PERSONALITY-RELATED POSITION
      REQUIREMENTS FORM (PPRF)
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*The job analysis system used by the federal
government that has replaced the
Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT).

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OCCUPATIONAL INFORMATION
NETWORK (O*NET)

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  • The job analysis method developed by John
    Flanagan that uses written reports of good and bad
    employee behavior
  • supervisor records employee behaviors that were
    observed on the job and rates the employee on the
    basis of that record
  • Usually done after the HONEYMOON PERIOD or
    after 3 months
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CRITICAL INCIDENT TECHNIQUE (CIT)

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A standardized use of the critical-incident technique
developed at General Motors.

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EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE RECORD

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  • 33-item questionnaire developed by Lopez that
    identifies traits necessary to successfully perform a
    job
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THRESHOLD TRAITS ANALYSIS (TTA)

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: The extent to which a trait or
behavior is valued as being good in society.

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DESIRABILITY

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  • A job analysis method in which jobs are rated on
    the basis of the abilities needed to perform them.
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FLEISHMAN JOB ANALYSIS SURVEY (F-JAS)

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  • A job analysis method that taps the extent to which
    a job involves eight types of adaptability.
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  • JOB ADAPTABILITY INVENTORY (JAI)
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  • contains 617 work elements
  • The major categories of items are five-fold:
  • Information Received; Mental Activities; Work
    Behavior; Work Goals; and Work Context
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OCCUPATIONAL ANALYSIS INVENTORY
(OAI)

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  • A new job analysis instrument that helps determine
    the personality requirements for a job.
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  • PERSONALITY-RELATED POSITION
    REQUIREMENTS FORM (PPRF)
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METHODS of JOB ANALYSIS

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  1. Questionnaire Method
  2. Checklist Method
  3. Individual Interview (in office)
  4. Group Interview
  5. Technical Conference/Panel of experts
  6. Diary/Systematic Activity Log
  7. Work Participation Method
    8.OBSERVATION: the job analyst observes
    incumbents performing their jobs in the work setting
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  • summary of the tasks and job requirements found
    in the job analysis
  • the written result of the job analysis
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JOB DESCRIPTION

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  • Short, clear and accurate
  • describes the nature of the job
  • Aids in recruitment and selection
  • Provides workers with some forms of identity
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* Two or three sentences about the position and the company are enough at this point. It is a good idea to include a sentence about the importance of this position to the company
2. JOB SUMMARY
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* Identify major categories and general responsibilities * For more complex positions it may be helpful to indicate the percentage of time a task will take.
3. TASKS, RESPONSIBILITIES
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* Education or degree requirements along with any special licenses or certifications required.
4. QUALIFICATIONS
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* Who does this employee report to? Is there direct supervision or is this a position that must be self-regulating?
5. SUPERVISION
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* Any particular physical requirements or environmental considerations that are unique to this position should be spelled out.
6. WORKING CONDITIONS
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* Although there is some disagreement on whether this information should be included in the recruiting materials, it absolutely should be part of the position description. This is also the place where notes can be made regarding whether this position is exempt or non- exempt, salaried or hourly, part time or full- time.
7. SALARY AND BENEFITS
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PSA, NBI, PHILHEALTH, DEGREE
8. PERSONAL REQUIREMENTS
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* classify jobs into groups based on similarities in requirements and duties * useful for determining pay levels, transfers, and promotions
JOB CLASSIFICATION
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* an employee may indicate that she does not know she is evaluated or to whom she is supposed to report
JOB ANALYSIS INTERVIEW
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* describe the environment in which the employee works * should mention stress level. work schedule, physical demands, level of responsibility, temperature, number of coworkers, degree of danger and any other relevant information
JOB CONTEXT
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contain information in the salary grade
COMPENSATION INFORMATION
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A cluster of jobs of similar worth
GRADE
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The amount of money paid to an employee; does not count benefits, time off, and so forth
DIRECT COMPENSATION
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* Formal requirements for a secretary might include typing letters or filling memos *Informal requirements might involve making coffee or picking up the boss's children from school
FORMAL VERSUS INFORMAL REQUIREMENTS
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interviews only one employee at a time
JOB ANALYST
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a larger number of employees are interviewed together
SME CONFERENCE
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* process of determining a job's worth *determine how much employees in a position should be paid
JOB EVALUATION
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The idea that jobs requiring the same level of skill and responsibility should be paid the same regardless of supply and demand
COMPARABLE WORTH
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involves comparing jobs within an organization to ensure that the people in jobs worth the most money are paid accordingly
INTERNAL PAY EQUITY
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* the worth of a job is determined by comparing the job to the external market (other organizations); important to attract and retain employees
EXTERNAL PAY EQUITY
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*level of responsibility, physical demands, mental demands, education requirements, training and experience requirements, working condition differentiate the relative worth of jobs
COMPENSABLE JOB FACTORS
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*total number of points for a job is compared with the salary currently being paid for the job
WAGE TREND LINE
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* surveys ask how much an organization pays its employees in various positions
SALARY SURVEYS
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* the actual salary paid for a particular job
ABSOLUTE AMOUNT
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* A job evaluation system in which jobs are assigned points across several compensable factors to determine the worth of the job
POINT METHOD

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