Job Analysis

Week 2 Lecture

In Week 2, students will examine the appropriate tools and techniques needed to properly evaluate a position. Student will also evaluate data and information required for a credible job analysis along with completing a job analysis using data and information provided by a position questionnaire.

Week 2 takes a broader look at the methods used to collect data and information for use during the job analysis process. There are times that assumptions are made and as a result, outcomes are skewed due to the lack of credible input. Understanding the tools and techniques available are paramount to the process. Making the right choices for data and information collection should be a top skill of the Human Resource Manager.

Discovery, Determine, Defend: Making the Right Choices

As a human resource manager, choosing the right tool to do the job is part of the skill and responsibility required for successful outcomes. Defining the type of information needed to properly analyze a position and what tool(s) will be deployed to gather the appropriate information, are part of the decision-making process for the Human Resource Manager. This activity takes you through a critical decision-making process defining the best option for the task at hand. There are a couple of great outcomes associated with this activity. First, the recognition that there is not one best choice. The tool must fit the need and the task at hand. Second, that the process itself is as important as the tool used to gather the data.

Job Analysis

Now comes the fun. Taking the information shared during an interview, observation, or questionnaire and evaluating that data to prepare an actual job analysis requires patience and skill. The job analysis is a critical step in the process for a job description to be reliable and useful. Comprehending the data is perhaps the most daunting part of starting the actual job analysis. This activity makes the process a bit less overwhelming and lets you understand the grouping method. It is a matter of apples and oranges.