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Job analysis is crucial for a sound compensation system, validating pay practices, and supporting HR activities. This chapter explores the significance of job analysis, preliminary considerations, and planning steps. Learn how to determine the use of job content data, understand organizational structures, select data collection methods, and schedule work steps effectively.
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Chapt. 6 – Job Analysis • Job analysis – the identification and description of what is happening on the job • Why is it Important? • Essential to sound compensation system • Establishes the • validity of pay practices • Used in various HR-related activities
Preliminary Considerations: • Do you have senior management support? • Do you or will you have cooperation of the employees?
Four Planning Steps • 1. Determine the organizational use of job content and other data: Employment Training Organizational Design Compensation Performance Appraisal
Safety & Health • Affirmative Action Planning • Hiring the Disabled
2. Learn about the structure, operations, and jobs in the organization • How? • Organization Chart (example – p. 136) • Process Chart (example – p. 137) • Procedures Manual
3. Identify and select methods for collecting job content data • Choices: • Interview • Questionnaire • Observation • Diary/Log • Combination
4. Schedule the necessary and logical work steps • Time & Cost Schedule
Collecting & Describing Job Data • Terminology – p. 142-143 • Using the Internet • Developing data collection instrument • Collecting job activity data • Editing job activity data • Collecting job specification data