Job analysis

1. The author describes the difference between a Job Analysis and a Job Description. What is the difference and how are the two HR tools related?

2. Discuss the importance of accurate job descriptions and appropriate job specifications. What might be some of the implications of not having accurate job specifications?

3. Visit the HR-Guide.com website at http://www.hr-guide.com/jobanalysis.htm (Links to an external site.), and explore the website to find something of interest that relates to the topic of job analysis. Use the site to supplement what you have learned in this week's reading and make note of anything that might be of interest to your fellow learners. 

4. Describe the relationship of job analysis to internal alignment.