NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT

HRM 303 Human Resource Management
Dr. Naomi Rotter
Session 7: Job Analysis

Objectives:

1. To gain understanding of why job analysis is a fundamental human resource tool.
2. To become familiar with situations that call for job analysis
3. To become familiar with the various method of job analysis
4. To explore recent issues in job analysis

I. Importance and purpose of job analysis

    A. Distinguishing between job analysis, job description and job specification

    B. The importance of job analysis

    C. When job analysis information is used

II. Job analysis methods

    A. The types of information that is collected

    B. Ways of obtaining the information

1. Task inventories and other questionnaires

2. Observation

3. Interviews

4. Diaries

5. Critical incidents

6. Technical conference

7. Participant observer

    C. Conducting the job analysis

1. Job description and identification

2. Dating the job analysis

3. Job summary

4. Duties performed (the heart of the job analysis

    D. Some popular methods

1. Functional job analysis

2. Job analysis schedule

3. Position analysis questionnaire

III. Recent issues in job analysis

    A. Dynamic nature of jobs

    B. Task vs process based approaches to job analysis

    C. Who should do job analyses

    D. Managerial job analysis