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Job Analysis

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process of determining work activities & requirements   job analysis  
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serve as basis for many human resources activities, incl. employee selection, evaluation, training & work design   job analyses & descriptions  
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short summary, 1-5 pages, of a job; result of job analysis   job description  
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job analyses yield lists of job activities that can be systemically used to create   training programs  
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one use of job analysis is to determine __ __ within an organization   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   Peter Principle  
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evaluation of __ __ must be job related   employee performance  
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job analysis is used in construction of a performance __ __   appraisal instrument  
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use of specific, job-related categories in lead to __ __ performance appraisals better accepted by employees & courts   more accurate  
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when properly administered & utilized, __ __ __ serve as excellent sources of employee training & counseling   job-related performance appraisals  
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job analysis enable HR professionals to __ jobs into groups based on similarities in requirements & duties   classify  
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useful for determining pay levels, transfers, & promotions   job classification  
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job analysis info can be used to determine __ of a job   worth  
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job analysis info can be used to determine __ __ in which job should be performed   optimal way  
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by analyzing a job __ & __ motions can be eliminated resulting in higher productivity & reduced numbers of job injuries   waster; unsafe  
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any employment decision must be based on __ information   job-related  
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one __ __ way to directly determine job relatedness is by job analysis   legally accepted  
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no law __ __ a job analysis   specifically requires  
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several important __ & __ __ mandate job analysis for all practical purposes   guidelines; court cases  
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HR principles designed to ensure compliance w/federal standards   Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedure  
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Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedure contains several __ __ to necessity of job analysis   direct references  
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court case in which defendant had not established job relatedness of high school diploma requirement   Griggs v. Duke Power  
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decision in Griggs was first to address job __   relatedness  
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during course of their work they often become aware of certain problems within organizations   job analysts  
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obtaining information about a job by talking to a person performing it   job analysis interview  
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most job descriptions used in __ tend to only be one page   industry  
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for a job description to be of value it must describe a job in __ __ that decisions about selection/training can be made   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   limit  
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duties can always be __ to a job description   added  
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phrase "and performs other job-related duties as assigned" should be   included in job descriptions  
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has policy stating that university can require employees to perform any duties not on employee's job descriptions for a period not to exceed 3 months; after 3 months duties must be eliminated/added to job description   Virginia Tech  
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describes nature of job, aids in employee selection/recruitment, & can affect perceptions of status/worth of job,   accurate job title  
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if job title indicates __ __ of job, applicants will be able to better determine whether they are qualified   true nature  
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job titles provide workers with __ __ __   sense of identity  
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job descriptions with __ __ are evaluated as being worth more money than those containing titles with __ __ __   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   accurately reflects  
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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   job summary  
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lists tasks & activities in which worker is involved   work-activities section  
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in work-activities section, task & activities should be organized into __ __   meaningful categories  
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are convenient to use in brief summary section   category labels  
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section should be included that lists all __ & __ used to perform work activities in previous section   tools; equipment  
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placing tool & equipment used in a separate section makes __ simpler   identification  
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info in tool & equipment section is used primarily for employee __ & __   selection; training  
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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   job context section  
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job context section is important in providing __ __ with info they can use to determine their ability to perform a job under particular circumstances   disabled applicants  
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section containing relatively brief description of how employee's performance evaluated & what work standards are expected   work performance  
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contain info on salary grade, whether position is exempt, & compensable factors used to determine salary   compensation section  
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employee's actual __ or __ __ should not be listed on job description   salary; salary range  
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knowledge, skills, abilities, & other characteristics (KSAOs) necessary to be successful on job   job specifications or competencies  
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determined by deciding what types of KSAOs are needed to perform tasks identified in job analysis   job specifications  
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can be determines through combination of logic, research, & use of specific job analysis techniques   KSAOs  
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job competencies should be divided into __ __   two sections  
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1st section of competencies contains KSAOs that an employee must have at   time of hiring  
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2nd subsection of competencies contains KSAOs important to job but can be   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   HR department  
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essential that they be thoroughly trained in job analysis procedures when used for job analyses   job incumbents or supervisors  
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state that job analysis must be professionally conducted   Uniform Guidelines  
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research indicates __ analysts produce slightly different job analysis results from those produced by __ analysts   trained; untrained  
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is always an issue when using job incumbents/supervisors for job analyses   time  
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good choice for conducting job analyses because well-trained & have have extensive experience, but are also expensive   consultants  
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job description should be updated if a job __ __   changes significantly  
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job description change __ __ due to job crafting   across time  
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informal changes that employees make in their jobs   job crafting  
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it is common for employees to quietly expand the __ of this jobs to add tasks they want to perform & remove those they do not   scope  
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for org. with relatively few people in each job, it is advisable to have __ __ participate in job analysis   all employees  
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in determining which employees should participate in a job analysis it depends on whether it will be   committee or field based  
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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   committee-based job analysis  
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job analyst individually interviews/observes number of incumbents out in field   field-based job analysis  
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committee-based job analyses yield __ results to field-based analyses   similar  
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developed table to estimate how many incumbents should be included in a job analysis   Rouleau & Krain  
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after number of participants has been determined then which __ __ that will participate needs to be determined   particular employees  
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if every employee will not participate in job analysis the same __ __ used in research should be used   sampling rules  
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consideration of which employees are chosen to participate is important issue because job can often   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   equal opportunity efforts  
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jobs that involve intricate work, extensive & expensive efforts have been undertaken to identify optimal way in which tasks should be performed, so job analysis more effective at more __ level   detailed  
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in job analysis, should it be very specific or at more general level   level of specificity  
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in job analysis decisions that address issue of __ vs. __ requirements should be identified   formal; informal  
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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   1st step in job analysis  
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prior to interviewing incumbents good to gather info __ __ about the job   already obtained  
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people who are knowledgeable about job & include job incumbents, supervisors, customers, & upper-level management   subject matter experts (SMEs)  
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most __ __ of conducting job analysis is to interview SMEs   common method  
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job analyst interviews only one employee at a time   individual job analysis interview  
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larger number of employees interviewed together   SME conference  
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job analysis method in which group of job experts identifies objectives & standards to be met by ideal worker   Ammerman technique  
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useful job analysis methods, especially when used in conjunction with other methods such as interviews   observations  
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job analysis method in which job analyst actually performs job being analyzed   job participation  
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job analysis method in which job analyst watches job incumbents perform their jobs   observation  
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questionnaire containing list of tasks each of which job incumbent rates on series of scales such as importance & time spent   task inventory  
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properly written __ __ must contain an action & an object   task statement  
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process of identifying tasks for which employees need to be trained   task analysis  
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body of information needed to perform a task   knowledge  
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proficiency to perform learned task   skill  
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basic capacity for performing wide range of different tasks, acquiring knowledge, or developing skill   ability  
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incl. personal factors such as personality, willingness, interest, & motivation & tangible factors such as licenses, degrees, & years of experience   other characteristics  
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KSAOs are commonly referred to as   competencies  
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when competencies are ties into disorganization's strategic initiatives & plans rather than to specific tasks the process is called   competency modeling  
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determining importance of KSAOs can be done by __ __ tasks to KSAOs or using __ questionnaires   logically linking; prepackaged  
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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   logically linking KSAOs  
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Job Component Inventory (JCI), Threshold Traits Analysis (TTA), Fleishman Job Analysis Survey (F-JAS), critical incident technique (CIT), & Personality-Related Position Requirements Form (PPRF)   structured methods to identify KSAOs  
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