Job Analysis: Process and its advantages
Job Analysis
Job analysis is primary tool in Human Resource Management.
In this method, HR department tries to gather, synthesize and implement the
information available regarding the workforce in the concern. It is mandatory
to put right man on right job.
What is
Job Analysis?
It
is the process of describing the operations, duties and responsibilities of the
job. In order to recruit right persons it is necessary to determine in advance
a standard of HR with which interested candidate can be compared. This standard
must establish the minimum acceptable qualities necessary for the
accomplishment of tasks.
Process of Job Analysis
Step 1:
Identify Job (designation to perform any job)
Step 2:
Collection of data from Project Agreement or organization’s Strategy Papers
Step 3:
Preparation of Job Description
Step 4:
Preparation of Job specification
Step 5:
Finalize the Job Description
Following information needs to be collected to
analysis a job:
- Nature
of jobs required in a concern.
- Nature/
size of organizational structure.
- Type
of people required to fit that structure.
- The
relationship of the job with other jobs in the concern.
- Kind
of qualifications and academic background required for jobs.
- Provision
of physical condition to support the activities of the concern. For example-
separate cabins for managers, special cabins for the supervisors, healthy
condition for workers, adequate store room for store keeper.
Advantages of Job Analysis
- Job
analysis helps the HR department at the time of recruitment and selection
of right man on right job.
- It
helps him to understand extent and scope of training required in that
field.
- It
helps in evaluating the job in which the worth of the job has to be
evaluated.
- In
those instances where smooth work force is required in concern.
- When
he has to avoid overlapping of authority- responsibility relationship so
that distortion in chain of command doesn’t exist.
- It
also helps to chalk out the compensation plans for the employees.
- It
also helps the HR Manager to undertake performance appraisal effectively
in a concern.
A HR Manager carries analysis in two ways:
- Job
description
- Job
specification
a. Job Description is an organized factual statement of job
contents in the form of duties and responsibilities of a specific job. The
preparation of job description is very important before a vacancy is
advertised. It tells in brief the nature and type of job. This type of document
is descriptive in nature and it constitutes all those facts which are related
to a job such as :
- Title/
Designation of job and location in the concern.
- The
nature of duties and operations to be performed in that job.
- The
nature of authority- responsibility relationships.
- Necessary
qualifications that are required for job.
- Relationship
of that job with other jobs in a concern.
- The
provision of physical and working condition or the work environment
required in performance of that job.
Advantages of Job Description
·It helps the supervisors
in assigning work to the subordinates so that he can guide and monitor their
performances.
·It helps in recruitment
and selection procedures.
·It assists in management
planning
·It is also helpful in
performance appraisal.
·It is helpful in job
evaluation in order to decide about rate of remuneration for a specific job.
·It also helps in
chalking out training and development programs.
- Job
Specification is a statement which
tells us minimum acceptable human qualities which helps to perform a job.
Job specification translates the job description into human qualifications
so that a job can be performed in a better manner. Job specification helps
in hiring an appropriate person for an appropriate position. The contents
are :
- Job
title and designation
- Educational
qualifications for that title
- Physical
and other related attributes
- Physique
and mental health
- Special
attributes and abilities
- Maturity
and dependability
- Relationship
of that job with other jobs in a concern.
Advantages of Job Specification
It is helpful in preliminary screening in the selection procedure and in giving due justification to each job. It also helps in designing training and development programs. It helps the supervisors for counseling and monitoring performance management and to take decisions regarding promotion, transfers and giving extra benefits to the employees.