Work Flow and Job Analysis

The senior leadership of your company has decided that your department needs additional employees based on the increased work load determined by a company-wide work audit and needs assessment conducted last year. As the manager of the department, you need to research and collect information from which you and the HR specialist will write the job description for the new position in your department.  Using your current job, desired job, or a previous job (if you aren’t currently working) as the starting point for this assignment, do the following to prepare for writing the job description.

1.   Create a work flow analysis of the job using Figure 4.1 on page 103 of your textbook.

2.   Create a job analysis of the position using the following websites: 

·      Dept. of Labor’s O-net Resource Center = http://www.onetcenter.org/

·      Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Website = http://www.bls.gov/oco/

Find two (2) articles and statistical data that describe the education, work activities/tasks, short-term and long-term outlook for job demand, and salary ranges for the position you are creating. The above list is not exclusive; include other elements that are necessary for the position you are creating.

3.   Create a simple, bullet-list job description for the new position (see format below) based on the information collected from your research in Step 2 (provide links to each article/data) and the information developed in Step 1.  Consult pages 102 to 129 in your textbook for ideas and possible wording.

·      A job title and level in the organization

·      Department, supervisor’s name

·      Statement of the job’s purpose

·      Essential knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics (KSAOs) the person needs to perform the job

o   NOTE: KSAs are different from tasks, duties and responsibilities

·      Essential duties of the job (list in order of importance to the department’s mission in support of the company’s goals)

·      Additional responsibilities (if any)