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Job Description
Summary of a job consisting of qualifications, responsibilities, and tasks.
How can job description affect recruitment?
A candidate could not be selected because the info on the description is inaccurate and know one knew before.
How can job description affect selection?
If the description is not accurate, someone will apply that won’t be qualified.
How can job description affect performance management?
Someone can qualify for the description but not the responsibilities and get hired.
How can job description affect training & development?
The KSAOs could not align with the description
Job description structure & format
- 2-3 pages
- Too much/little info determining on length
-overly complex descriptions mean that people have been adding info over the years
-should include:
job title, job overview, department function, reporting structure, FLSA, pay grade, working conditions, education & experience, KSAOs, and duties/ responsibilities
Job title
Must be:
Accurate
internal & external alignment
consistent
Job overview
- Brief statement describing the key functions of the job
- written last
Department function
Must have:
- Correct name
- where you’ll be the majority of the day
Reporting structure
- the direct & indirect supervisor for the job
- organizational chart
FLSAs
- nonexempt = hourly job, eligible for overtime pay
- exempt = salaried job, ineligible for overtime pay, changes, compensation
Pay grade
categorizing all jobs based on their worth and assigning a numbered grade
- monetary rage = minimum, midpoint, maximum
Working conditions
info for job shift, schedule, travel requirements, on-call needs, environment
Education requirement
minimal or preferred education needed for a job Including: - diploma - degrees - certificates - licenses
Experience requirements
minimum & preferred relevant work experience needed to preform a job
- job appropriate & externally aligned
KSAOs
Knowledge, skills, abilities, & other characteristics
- qualifications beyond education & experience
Duties & responsibilities
key details about the elements the need to be preformed for a job
- action verb
- bullet format
- what, how, where, when
- combine tasks statements if repeated
Labor market
the pool of job candidates that are available
- supply & demand
employer or job seeker market
What demographics affect recruiting practice?
- international workers
- workers entering/exiting the workforce
- workers relocating
- young adults leaving
How does the labor market effect the organization image?
Employer market = don’t care as much just looking for a job
Job seekers market = will think more about the job before applying
How does an organization determine competition or talent?
- geographic proximity
- industry
- type of job opening
Recruitment budget
Executive level = going to cost more
Lower level = going to be cheaper
Internal recruitment
a company will look inside before looking outside to fill a job opening
Why might a job opening be appealing to internal candidates?
They want:
- more pay
- more of a challenge
- know the people at the organization
- are convenient to the company
