ADM 3333 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Paq
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Three key points to remember about job analysis: a job analysis doesn"t refer to a single methodology but rather to a range of techniques, a job analysis is a formal, structured process carried out under a set of guidelines established in advance, a job analysis breaks down a job into its constituent parts, rather than looking at the job as a whole. Three criteria for choosing a method: goal of job analysis should be the description of observable work behaviors and analysis of their products, results of a job analysis should describe the work behavior independent of personal characteristics/attributes, any job analysis must produce outcomes that are verifiable and replicable. Job analysts may ask incumbent to monitor their own work behaviors (self monitoring: less time consuming and expensive, can be used when work conditions don"t facilitate direct observation by another person (dangerous/sensitive work, provides information on unobservable characteristics involved in the job, disadvantages: