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Fundamentals of Human Resource Management, 5/e
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Fundamentals of Human Resource Management, 5/e

by Gary Dessler
January 2015
Beginner content levelBeginner
480 pages
32h 52m
English
Pearson
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Writing Job Specifications

Learning Objective 5

  1. Explain how to write a job specification.

The job specification takes the job description and answers the question, “What human traits and experience are required to do this job effectively?” It shows what kind of person to recruit and for what qualities you should test that person. It may be a section of the job description, or a separate document. Often—as in Figure 4.5 on pages 100–101—it is part of the job description. 43

Specifications for Trained versus Untrained Personnel

Writing job specifications for trained and experienced employees is relatively straightforward. Here job specifications tend to focus on factors such as length of previous service, quality of relevant training, and previous ...

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ISBN: 9780134740218