Job Analysis
Job Analysis
Bonnie Dolan
PSY 435
May 6, 2013
Tammy Franklin * University of Phoenix
Job Analysis When an individual is striving to attain a different employment opportunity or career path, or he or she is attempting to hire another individual to work for them or the company they are employed by, it is exceedingly vital to collect a great deal of information regarding the position you are applying for or about the person you are considering hiring to fill a position. There is a great importance for why individuals should follow this pattern. The first one being, it is to be assumed that when an individual is seeking a career change that he or she is seeking a job that suites his or her needs as well as qualifications. Therefore, by researching and becoming knowledgeable about all the aspects of a job the individual can determine what job is best suited for them in order to advance in the workforce as well as his or her career option. The second reason is that if a prospective employer is searching to fill a position that they have available he or she wants to ensure that they learn enough information about the prospective employee to judge whether or not they would be a valuable asset to the company and a perfect fit for the job in question. The process that one would use to obtain this vital information would be done through conducting a job analysis. This is achieved by conducting actions in which questions pertaining to the job in question are asked and answered in order to gain enough information about the job to make a properly informed decision in accepting or hiring for the said position. In order to understand the process of a job analysis a sample one will be conducted in the following paragraphs. I will conduct a job analysis for a position of a Data Analyst within a grocery chain business. I will test the reliability and validity of the analysis method as well as performance appraisal methods and the benefits and vulnerabilities of
Bonnie Dolan
PSY 435
May 6, 2013
Tammy Franklin * University of Phoenix
Job Analysis When an individual is striving to attain a different employment opportunity or career path, or he or she is attempting to hire another individual to work for them or the company they are employed by, it is exceedingly vital to collect a great deal of information regarding the position you are applying for or about the person you are considering hiring to fill a position. There is a great importance for why individuals should follow this pattern. The first one being, it is to be assumed that when an individual is seeking a career change that he or she is seeking a job that suites his or her needs as well as qualifications. Therefore, by researching and becoming knowledgeable about all the aspects of a job the individual can determine what job is best suited for them in order to advance in the workforce as well as his or her career option. The second reason is that if a prospective employer is searching to fill a position that they have available he or she wants to ensure that they learn enough information about the prospective employee to judge whether or not they would be a valuable asset to the company and a perfect fit for the job in question. The process that one would use to obtain this vital information would be done through conducting a job analysis. This is achieved by conducting actions in which questions pertaining to the job in question are asked and answered in order to gain enough information about the job to make a properly informed decision in accepting or hiring for the said position. In order to understand the process of a job analysis a sample one will be conducted in the following paragraphs. I will conduct a job analysis for a position of a Data Analyst within a grocery chain business. I will test the reliability and validity of the analysis method as well as performance appraisal methods and the benefits and vulnerabilities of