Job Analysis

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Explain job analysis, Job description and Job Specification. Explain the steps involved in job analysis. Answer. A job is defined as a collection of tasks, duties and responsibilities. Job Analysis refers to the process of identifying and determining the details of a particular job, job duties and requirements and the relative importance of these duties for a given job. Judgements are made about data collected on a job. OBJECTIVES/ ADVANTAGES OF JOB ANALYSIS 1. Job analysis provides guidance throughout recruitment and selection of employees. 2. The objective of job analysis is to asses training needs, basis of selection and deciding the criteria of performance appraisal. 3. It helps management to understand various requirements of a particular position. 4. It helps management to decide bonus and other benefits for the employees. The process of job analysis results in Job description and Job specification. JOB DESCRIPTION is descriptive in nature and contains a statement of job Analysis. It provides both organizational information’s (like location in structure, authority etc) and functional information (what the work is). It gives information about the scope of job activities, major responsibilities and positioning of the job in the organization. This information gives the worker, analyst, and supervisor with a clear idea of what the worker must do to meet the demand of the job and is used as the basis of group discussion. It helps in of new employees, to learn duties & responsibilities. JOB SPECIFICATION refers to details of the human qualifications, which are required for performance of a job. They act as a guide in hiring and job evaluation. Job specification is a written statement of qualifications, traits, physical and mental characteristics that an individual must possess to perform the job duties and discharge responsibilities effectively. Job
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