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Old Oct 3, 2009, 05:18 AM
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Old Oct 13, 2009, 02:01 AM   #2  
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Hi, swatch_gurl1979!

What is quoted below, is from the following site. Job Description and Specification

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Job Description and Specification

Job descriptions describe the job and not the individual who fills the job. They are the result of job analysis within a given organization and are essential to the selection and evaluation of employees. Job advertisements or postings are based on the job description.

The character of the organization is the basis for the description of positions. Information about the organization might include

Name of Company
Main Product(s) and/or Service(s)
Location
Number of Employees
Company Structure
Names of Officers
Hours of Work

Job analysis

Job analysis is the systematic assembly of all the facts about a job. The purpose is to study the individual elements and duties. All information related to the salary and benefits, working hours and conditions, typical tasks and responsibilities is required for the job analysis. The results of job analysis are job description and job specification. is the systematic assembly of all the facts about a job. The purpose is to study the individual elements and duties. All information related to the salary and benefits, working hours and conditions, typical tasks and responsibilities is required for the job analysis. The results of job analysis are job description and job specification.

Job description

Job description is a written statement that defines the duties, relationships and results expected of anyone in the job. It is an overall view of what is to be done in the job. Typically it includes is a written statement that defines the duties, relationships and results expected of anyone in the job. It is an overall view of what is to be done in the job. Typically it includes

Job Title
Date
Title of immediate supervisor
Statement of the Purpose of the Job

Primary Responsibilities
List of Typical Duties and Responsibilities
General Information related to the job
training requirements
tool use
transportation
Signature of the person who has prepared the job description

Job Specification

Job Specification is an analysis of the kind of person it takes to do the job, that is to say, it lists the qualifications. Normally, this would include is an analysis of the kind of person it takes to do the job, that is to say, it lists the qualifications. Typically this would include

Degree of education
Desirable amount of previous experience in similar work
Specific Skills required
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Old Oct 13, 2009, 02:04 AM   #3  
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I would guess since this question has been asked many times already in the last month, it must be a new standard question in some class.
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