CHAPTER 3: JOB ANALYSIS Flashcards
How many categories of job analysis exist?
Two
Name the two categories of job analysis
- Job Oriented Analysis
- Person (employee) Oriented Analysis
What does job-oriented analysis focus on?
Tasks that are done on the job
What does people-oriented analysis focus on?
Describes personal characteristics (KSAOs) needed for a job.
K: Knowledge
S: Skills
A: Abilities
O: Other characteristics
Define job analysis
A method for describing jobs and/or the human characteristics to preform them.
What are the three elements that comprise a job analysis?
- Systematic procedures.
- The aspects of a job must be broken down into smaller units.
- A written report whether electronic or on paper.
Fill in the missing information using the job-centered approach.
Tasks can be divided into _________________.
Hierarchy
What is the purpose of job analysis?
- Leadership
- Performance Appraisals
- Recrutit and Selection
- Training
- Vocational Counseling
- Research
What are KSAO’s?
An employees knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics necessary for a job.
What is the difference between a task and a KSAO?
A task is something a person does.
A KSAO is an attribute or characteristic of a person required to preform a task.
What are six motives the book mentions to preform job analysis?
- Legal Issues
- Performance Appraisals
- Selection
- Training
- Vocational Counseling
- Research
Who collects job analysis information?
- Job Analysts
- Trained observers
- Job Incumbents
- Supervisors
Who are job analyst and trained observers?
People who preform the job or spend time with employees to gather job analysis information.
Who are job incumbents and supervisors?
People considered to be subject matter experts “SMEs” who have a lot of knowledge about the content of a job.
What are issues that can occur when a job analyst preforms a job task or jobs to collect data?
Preforming a task does not clearly indicate that tasks can differ among employees with same job titles.
