An idea that comes up quite often in job analysis is that you should structure your organisation around the work that needs to be performed, rather than the people you have. On the surface, that’s a sound idea. You never know when you’ll end up with a vacancy, and you want that vacancy filled with […]
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Job Analysis, Part 3 — Knowledge, Experience and Qualifications
This is the third and final part in a series of articles about job analysis. You can view the first article, about job outcomes, and the second article, about boundaries, tasks and communication. The third part of job analysis, using my methodology, is to determine what knowledge, qualifications and experience an employee would need to […]
Read More Business, Human resource management, Job analysis, ManagementJob Analysis, Part 2: Boundaries, Tasks, Communication
This is part two of a series explaining a simple method of job analysis, suitable for use in most organisations. If you haven’t yet read it, you might like to visit Job Analysis, Part I: Outcomes. This is where we uncover the real “size” of the role. A key thing to understand is that we […]
Read More Business, Human resource management, Job analysis, ManagementJob Analysis, Part I: Outcomes
When people redefine organisational structures, defining particular roles is often an area where people struggle. For those who don’t know, this is called “Job Analysis”, and there are a great number of systems available today. that help you perform this task. Whether they are of any use is a different question, though. This post is […]
Read More Business, Human resource management, Job analysis, Management“The Job Lifecycle” Explained">“The Job Lifecycle” Explained
To begin, I consider that any job within an organisation consists of a cycle. By job I don’t mean a position, but a set of work tasks. For example, Mick works at Acme, Inc. making widgets. While the company could conceivably last forever, Mick and the widgets are finite. Both the employees and the work […]
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One thing that I always find amazing is the practice of trying to downplay roles in order to reduce the pay level of a position. It’s always seemed a little bit pointless. What’s really interesting about this practice is that it has virtually no benefit. It alienates employees, and saves very little on payroll costs. […]
Read More Job analysis, Job design, Management, PeopleDaniel Rose’s top five tips for effective Job Descriptions
Developing position descriptions is never an easy task. Doing it correctly involves research, negotiation, organisational knowledge and careful planning. If you break it down into steps, however, it becomes much more manageable, and your results will be improved. To help make the process easier, I’ve made a list of my top five tips for creating […]
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