Fundamentals of Human Resource Management, 5/e

The Basics of Job Analysis

Learning Objective 2

1. Discuss the process of job analysis, including why it is important.

Talent management starts with understanding what jobs need to be filled and the human traits and competencies employees need to do those jobs effectively.

What Is Job Analysis?

organization chart

A chart that shows the organization-wide distribution of work, with titles of each position and interconnecting lines that show who reports to and communicates with whom.

Organizations consist of positions that have to be staffed. The organization chart (see Figure 4.1) shows the title of each supervisor’s position and, by means of connecting lines, who is accountable to whom, who has authority for each area, and who is expected to ...