From a human resource perspective what is the difference between job description and job responsibility

I think a Job description is describing what the job is and Job responsibility is describing the various duties the job would entail

A job description is the cookie, and job responsibilities are the chocolate chips inside the cookie.

***ADDED*** My job title is Senior Cataloger at a mid-sized public library. My job description is "Under the supervision of the Library Director, functions as a first-level cataloger performing a variety of library clerical and technical duties of moderate to high complexity as appropriate to the diverse operations and specialized procedures of the Technical Services Department." My responsibilities are the details of what I do (for instance): 1) maintain the integrity of the library database, 2) catalog all adult materials, 3) oversee the processing of all adult materials, 4) attend department and staff meetings as scheduled, 5) train and supervise department catalogers and volunteers.

Hi, murtle!

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