Chapter 3: Job Analysis Flashcards
Job analysis
tasks performed + competencies required
more task oriented
task oriented job analysis
Describing tasks performed on the job
Worker oriented job analysis
Broad based human behaviors (physical, interpersonal, mental factors - i.e. problem solving)
What about an individual impacts their ability to perform a job (and it’s tasks) well
job descriptions
Helps with: Criterion development / performance
appraisal , job design or redesign, training
FJA functional job analysis
task oriented - what tasks and how a worker does them
JEM job element method
worker oriented, designed to identify characteristics of a superior worker in a particular job
element is general work behaviors aka KSAOs
PAQ position analysis questionnaire
a standardized instrument of job analysis focuses on general work behaviors, conditions and job characteristics
CMQ common-metric qestionaire
worker oriented job analysis format that tries to improve the generalizability of worker oriented approaches by mking the items it looks at more behaviorally specific
job specifications
outcome of job analysis ksaos that are needed to do the job
competency modeling
may consist of several ksaos, more worker oriented
Knowledge
Things a worker knows, retained
That aren’t necessarily being expressed in the moment
Ex: knowing about spanish
Skills
Things you can do, be exhibited
Ex: speaking spanish
Ability
Stable capabilities
Verbal reasoning, oral comprehension, cognitive ability
Problem solving skills
Ex: problem solving can’t be increased, but you COULD increase skills that aid in problem solving (like the skill - quick thinking)
Other
Personal worker traits
Interests, work styles, personality
point system job evaluation
Used for job evaluation based on compensable factors (effort, skills etc) - estimating the value of jobs based on points assigned to various predetermined dimensions based on compensable factors (effort, skill, responsibility and working conditions
Job eval points : wage
Can be controlled on what people are willing to be paid / what the market demands of certain jobs
