Job is the collection of tasks, duties, responsibilities , knowledge and skills which is a regular assignment to individual employee and different from other assignments. It can be defined as a group of positions involving some duties responsibilities , knowledge and skills. It refers to the anatomy of the job. It is the process of collecting information about a job.
Edwin Flippo defined job analysis as : The process of collecting information relating to the operations and responsibilities of a specific job. It includes job description and job specification.
Job description : 1. Tittle , position , location 2. Duties , reporting 3. Machine, workplace, environment
Job specification : 1. Education , work experience, skills 2. Responsibilities , trainings 3. Personal and emotional characteristics.
Job description includes:
a) Job tittle b) Purpose of the job c) List of duties d) Responsibilities and tasks under particular job, nature of supervision given. e) Nature of supervision taken f) Risks associated with the job. Job description is a written statement of what a job holder does , how it is done and why it is done.
Job specification
Job specification is the description of the ideal candidate for the specific job. It states the kind of competencies that a person should possess to perform the job efficiently and effectively. It includes, a). Education qualifications b). Physical efforts and skills c). Experience d). Communication or other speaking skills e). Emotional characteristics f).Unusual sensory demands such as sight, hearing smell etc. necessary for the job. It is the statement of minimum acceptable qualification that an incumbent should possess to perform the given job.
Job description and Job specification for the post professors :
Job description : The post of Professor involves teaching research , consultancy and administration.
Job specification :
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