Chapt. 7 – Job Descriptions Terminology: – Position – Job – Class – Class-series – Family – Occupation

Uses of Job Descriptions Planning: – Organization Design – Staffing Levels – Career Ladders/Career Pathing – Job Design – Pay Systems Design

Operations: – Recruiting & Screening – Test Design – Hiring & Placement – Orientation – Developing Procedures – Training & Development

Control: – Performance Standards – Legal Requirements – Collective Bargaining

Key Elements in Job Description Identification Section Summary Statement Job Responsibilities & Duties Job Accountabilities Job Specifications

Job Identification Job Title Job Status Job Code – U.S. Dept. of Labor DOT code 1 st 3 digits – signify occupational arrangement 2 nd 3 digits – worker trait arrangement (data, people, things) Last 3 digits – worker functions (typically not used)

Job Identification cont’d Date Written by Approved by Plant/Division & Dept./Section Grade Points Immediate Supervisor Pay Range

Job Responsibilities/Duties 3-7 Most Important Responsibilities define what is done Duties describe why and how it is done

Where Do We Get Information? Job Analysis-Provided Job Content Data Ranking Responsibility & Duty Statements Activity-Worth Dimensions & Rating Scales Describing Jobs of Different Levels of Complexity Other Definition Issues

Other Information Used to Describe Jobs Conditions of Employment – Environmental Conditions – Reasonable Accommodations – Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities (KSAs) – Competencies