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Job Analysis

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process of determining work activities & requirements   show
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serve as basis for many human resources activities, incl. employee selection, evaluation, training & work design   show
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short summary, 1-5 pages, of a job; result of job analysis   show
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job analyses yield lists of job activities that can be systemically used to create   show
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show employee mobility  
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idea that org. tend to promote good employees until they reach level at when they are not competent; highest-level of incompetence   show
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show employee performance  
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show appraisal instrument  
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show more accurate  
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when properly administered & utilized, __ __ __ serve as excellent sources of employee training & counseling   show
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job analysis enable HR professionals to __ jobs into groups based on similarities in requirements & duties   show
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show job classification  
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show worth  
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show optimal way  
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show waster; unsafe  
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show job-related  
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show legally accepted  
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no law __ __ a job analysis   show
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several important __ & __ __ mandate job analysis for all practical purposes   show
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HR principles designed to ensure compliance w/federal standards   show
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Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedure contains several __ __ to necessity of job analysis   show
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show Griggs v. Duke Power  
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decision in Griggs was first to address job __   show
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during course of their work they often become aware of certain problems within organizations   show
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obtaining information about a job by talking to a person performing it   show
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most job descriptions used in __ tend to only be one page   show
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show enough detail  
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many professionals in org. worry that listing each activity in a job description will __ ability to direct employees to perform tasks not listed in the description   show
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show added  
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show included in job descriptions  
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show Virginia Tech  
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show accurate job title  
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if job title indicates __ __ of job, applicants will be able to better determine whether they are qualified   show
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job titles provide workers with __ __ __   show
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show gender-neutral; female sex linkage  
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it is important that employees that are doing to same job have same title & that title __ __ nature of job   show
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paragraph in length, briefly describe nature & purpose of job; can be used in help-wanted advertisements, internal job postings, & company brochures   show
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show work-activities section  
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in work-activities section, task & activities should be organized into __ __   show
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are convenient to use in brief summary section   show
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section should be included that lists all __ & __ used to perform work activities in previous section   show
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show identification  
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info in tool & equipment section is used primarily for employee __ & __   show
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should describe environment in which employee works & should mention stress level, work schedule, physical demands, level of responsibility, temperature, number of coworkers, degree of danger & other relevant info   show
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show disabled applicants  
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section containing relatively brief description of how employee's performance evaluated & what work standards are expected   show
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show compensation section  
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show salary; salary range  
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knowledge, skills, abilities, & other characteristics (KSAOs) necessary to be successful on job   show
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determined by deciding what types of KSAOs are needed to perform tasks identified in job analysis   show
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show KSAOs  
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job competencies should be divided into __ __   show
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1st section of competencies contains KSAOs that an employee must have at   show
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show obtained after hiring  
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job analyses are typically conducted by trained individuals in __ __, but can also be conducted by job incumbents, supervisors, or outside consultants   show
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essential that they be thoroughly trained in job analysis procedures when used for job analyses   show
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show Uniform Guidelines  
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research indicates __ analysts produce slightly different job analysis results from those produced by __ analysts   show
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show time  
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show consultants  
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show changes significantly  
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show across time  
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show job crafting  
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show scope  
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show all employees  
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in determining which employees should participate in a job analysis it depends on whether it will be   show
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group of subject matter experts meet to generate tasks performed, conditions under which they are performed, & KSAOs needed to perform them   show
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show field-based job analysis  
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show similar  
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developed table to estimate how many incumbents should be included in a job analysis   show
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after number of participants has been determined then which __ __ that will participate needs to be determined   show
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show sampling rules  
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show be performed in several ways  
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because job analysis is basis for every personnel decision, it can be seen that __ __ __ begin as early as job analysis   show
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show detailed  
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show level of specificity  
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in job analysis decisions that address issue of __ vs. __ requirements should be identified   show
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identify major job dimensions & tasks performed for each dimension, tools & equipment used to perform tasks, & conditions under which tasks are performed   show
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prior to interviewing incumbents good to gather info __ __ about the job   show
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people who are knowledgeable about job & include job incumbents, supervisors, customers, & upper-level management   show
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most __ __ of conducting job analysis is to interview SMEs   show
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job analyst interviews only one employee at a time   show
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show SME conference  
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job analysis method in which group of job experts identifies objectives & standards to be met by ideal worker   show
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show observations  
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show job participation  
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job analysis method in which job analyst watches job incumbents perform their jobs   show
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show task inventory  
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properly written __ __ must contain an action & an object   show
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show task analysis  
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body of information needed to perform a task   show
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proficiency to perform learned task   show
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basic capacity for performing wide range of different tasks, acquiring knowledge, or developing skill   show
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show other characteristics  
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KSAOs are commonly referred to as   show
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when competencies are ties into disorganization's strategic initiatives & plans rather than to specific tasks the process is called   show
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determining importance of KSAOs can be done by __ __ tasks to KSAOs or using __ questionnaires   show
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group of SMEs brainstorm KSAOs needed to perform each task, then another group of SMEs rates list to extent which KSAO is essential   show
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show structured methods to identify KSAOs  
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