PSY 435_Week 2_Job Analysis Worksheet

Responses should be about 300-350 words per question. Longer responses are welcome. Cite all references in APA format but avoid quoting your references. A cover page is not required.

Read chapter 3 in the textbook before completing this assignment.

The grading rubric for this week's individual paper assignment is attached. 

1. Choose a person you know who is currently employed in a job you have never held. Interview that person about his or her job, taking careful notes. Ask about the following: job title, description of the job, the most important tasks of the job, and the most important KSAOs needed for the job. Write a brief report that summarizes what you learned about the job. Discuss why you chose to interview the person you did.

2. Most organizations have a system of evaluating employees’ performance. Chapter 4 of your textbook discusses the issues involved with appraising job performance, including defining what good performance is.

Discuss the criteria for good performance for the job you learned about. That is, what does it mean to be good at that job? (1-2 paragraphs)

Applying the information from chapter 4, discuss how one of the performance appraisal systems described in that chapter could be used to evaluate someone in that job. (1-2 paragraphs). What made you choose the performance appraisal method you did? (1 paragraph).

For additional information on this assignment, please see the rubric on the next page.

Job Analysis Paper

Grading Criteria