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Job Analysis

Definition - process used to gather information about a job in order to determine the duties and nature of that job as well as the appropriate KSAs related to the job.

General Types

Task Oriented Person Oriented

Outcomes 

Job description



Job specification

Uses 

Staffing activities



Wage and salary determination



Performance Appraisal decisions



Training



To develop – predictors and criteria

Why interest? 

Jobs not static



Uniform Guidelines Require



Determine job requirements to establish validity



Defend against suits (e.g. EEO)

Role of Job Analysis in Human Resource Selection Job Analysis Method Systematic Process for Collecting Information on the Work-Related Aspects of a Job

Produces

Employee Specifications

Translated Into Work-Related Information Job Tasks, Duties, Work Behaviors, Critical Incidents, etc.

Predictors

Translated Into Human Attributes Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Other-Employee Characteristics

Inferential Leap (1)

Selection Instruments Tests, Employment Interviews, Application Blanks, etc.

Inferential Leap (2)

Criteria

Valid?

Translated Into Employee Performance Measures Performance Appraisals, Productivity Assessments, etc. Inferential Leap (3)

Inferential Leap (4)

Who performs job analysis?

What jobs should be analyzed?

Specific types of Job Analysis A. Interview • Group or individual • Structured or unstructured • Lacks standardization • $$$$ • Distortion and exaggeration • Most widely used

Specific Types of Job Analysis B. Observation • Mainly for physical activity (not mgr.)

C. Diary logs • Keep track of critical incidents

Specific Types of Job Analysis D. Questionnaire • Prefabricated or tailored • Easily quantifiable • Lengthy?

1. The PAQ

Which method to use? 

Refined and tested?



Readily acceptable?



Occupational versatility?



Standardization?



User/respondent acceptability?



Training requirements?

Which method to use? 

Sample size needed?



Suitable for validation?



Reliability?



Utility in developing selection tools?



Cost?

Sources of Error 

Inadequate sampling



Response set



Analyst inexperience



Job environment changes

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