Job Analysis Flashcards
Job Analysis
Systematic process of collecting information about the nature of specific jobs
Involves identification and description of what is happening on the job
- Tasks, duties, responsibilities
- Knowledge and Skills
- Working Conditions
Helps describe and value work
Job Family
Grouping of related jobs with broadly similar content
Job
Group of tasks performed by one person that make up the total work alignment of that person
Task
Smallest unit of analysis, specific statement of what a person does
Job Identification
includes job titles, departments, and number of people who hold the job
Job Content
Elemental tasks or units of work, with emphasis on the purpose of each task
Methods of Collection Job Information
Interview
Focus Groups
Questionnaires
Observation
Journals and Diaries
Position Analysis Questionnaire
structured job analysis checklist tht includes 194 items or job elements used to rate a job
Six dimensions of ‘Position Analysis Questionnaire’
Information Input
Mental Processes
Work Output
Relationships with Others
Job Context
Other Job Characteristics
Hay System
Job analysis system used for compensation and organizational analysis
Four key factors to analyze each job
Know-How
Problem Solving
Accountability
Working Conditions
Who collections information?
HR generalists and supervisors
Someone familiar with the organization and its job
Who provides information?
Jobholders and Supervisors
Subordinates and employees in other jobs that interface with the job under study
Number of incumbents from which to collect data varies with the stability of the job and ease of collecting the information
Job Description
Written record of the tasks, duties, and responsibilities that make up a job
Job Specification
specifies the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the job
