Methods for Collecting Job Analysis Information

Learning Objective 3

  1. Explain how to use at least three methods of collecting job analysis information, including interviews, questionnaires, and observation.

There are various methods (interviews or questionnaires, for instance) for actually collecting job information, and you should use those that best fit your purpose. For example, an interview might be best for creating a list of job duties, while the “position analysis questionnaire” is better for quantifying each job’s worth for pay purposes.

In larger firms, the job analysis should be a joint effort by the human resource manager, worker, and worker’s supervisor. The human resource manager might observe the worker doing the job and have ...

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