Job Analysis / Job Descriptions
Having thorough, up-to-date job descriptions is an important step in planning your workforce and communicating expectations. They are the foundation for many employment activities such as recruitment, selection, setting expectations, compensation planning, training and performance management. Our experienced consultants can partner with you and members of management to perform a complete job analysis on one position or all your positions making them consistent and uniform.
JOB ANALYSIS
The main purpose of conducting a job analysis process is to use pertinent information to create a good description of the job, assess the performance of the employee, determine the ‘weight’ of a particular task and analyze possible training and development opportunities.
Involves the collecting and recording of job-related data such as knowledge and skills required to perform a job, duties, and responsibilities involved, minimum qualifications for education and experience that are required, and the physical characteristics/demands to perform the job in a desired manner. A good job analysis can assist with fitting the right kind of talent at the right place and at the right time.
Things to consider when conducting a Job Analysis:
Who will conduct the analysis
How to conduct the process
Organizational decision to determine whether you will hire a professional firm to conduct the job analysis or train internal staff on the process, preparation and communication of the job analysis process, collecting all of the data, documentation, verification, and review.
JOB DESCRIPTION
The purpose of the job description depends on the level of the details the job analysis finds, but generally includes everything listed above plus how it is supposed to be performed, essential job functions and what is expected to be delivered.
This involves considering all the information gathered from the Job Analysis to record the basic job-related data that will include:
Job Title
Job Location
Job Summary
Job Duties
Reporting Structure
Minimum Education/Experience required; and
Physical Demands.