T4: Job Evaluation

Question 1

What is Job Evaluation?

Answer 1

The process of systematically determining the relative worth/value of one job in relation to another

(comparing two jobs)

Question 2

What is Job Analysis?

Answer 2

The systematic process of determining skills and knowledge required for performing jobs

Question 3

What are the (4) uses of JA?

Answer 3

• Recruitment and Selection
• Performance Appraisal
• Training & Development
• Compensation

Question 4

Purposes of Job Evaluation (4) are…

Answer 4

• Support org strategy
• Support work flow
• Fairness to employee
• Motivates behaviour towards org obj

Question 5

IMPT- What are the 3 Ranking Methods?

ranking means jd from highest to lowest

Answer 5

Simple ranking - jobs/employees ranked from highest to lowest depending on value added to org.

Alternation ranking - orders jd alternately at each extreme

Paired Comparison - uses a matrix to compare all possible pairs of jobs

Question 6

What is Classification Method? (and outcome)

Answer 6

Defining a number of classes or grades to describe a grp of jobs

(Outcome: series of classes w a no. of jobs in each…)

Question 7

What is Point Method?

Answer 7

Most pop JE method; makes criteria explicit for evaluating jobs w compensable factors

(using numerical values)

Question 8

What are the three common characteristics of point methods?

Answer 8

1. compensable factors
2. Factor degrees
   3 Weights