1. Conducting Job Analysis (Chapter 2 – Part 2)
MGT 3513 • Dr. Barnett• Introduction to Human Resource Management
Conducting Job Analysis (Chapter 2 – Part 2)
Now is the time to silence and put away all cell phones.

2. Announcements

3. If HR were a house, job analysis would be the…
Performance Appraisal
Recruitment
Compensation
Selection
Training & Development

4. Questions on Job Analysis
What is job analysis?
Who performs a job analysis?
What is a job incumbent?

5. Methods of Gathering Job Information for Job Analysis
Interview
Observation
Diary
Questionnaire
Checklist
Work Participation
O*Net

6. Choosing a Job Analysis Method
You are not measuring job performance
You can (and should) use more than one method
Which one will
…provide the most information?
…be the least expensive?
…will work for a variety of jobs?
…take the least time?

7. Interview Ask incumbents or manager to describe job Benefits Drawbacks
____________________________
Drawbacks

8. Practice Job Description
Job title:__________________ (Identification information)
Job summary:______________________________ _________________________________________
Job duties and responsibilities
______________________________________________
Job specifications and minimum qualifications
_____________________

9. Observation Watch what people do and record it
Can be performed by manager or consultant
Benefits
____________________________
Drawbacks

10. Diary Job incumbents write what they are doing at certain times
Benefits
____________________________
Drawbacks

11. Questionnaire Checklist Benefits – ____________________________
Drawbacks – ____________________________

12. Example of task checklist
Is this task performed?
If performed, what percentage of time out of your day is generally spent on it?
Type/proof read letters & memos
Assign administrative tasks to office assistants
30%
Distribute mail

13. Work Participation Job analyst actually does the job Benefits
____________________________
Drawbacks

14. O*Net http://online.onetcenter.org/
O*Net uses for HR practitioners
Writing and updating job descriptions
Developing criteria for recruitment and selection
Developing criteria for performance appraisals
Designing compensation systems
Structuring training & development activities
Improving career counseling

15. O. NET activity http://online. onetcenter
O*NET activity You will need to use your cell phone, laptop, or tablet for this activity
Select a job you would like to do upon graduating
Using O*Net, provide the following information:
Educational requirements___________________
National median wage ___________________
Projected growth & projected job openings ___________________
Select a state in which you would like to live ___________________
How does the median for the state compare to the national median? ___________________
How many projected job openings are in the state you selected? ___________________

16. Uses of Job Analysis
How is job analysis useful for the following HR activities:
Recruitment?
Selection?
Performance appraisal?
Compensation?
Training and career development?

17. Guidelines for Conducting a Job Analysis
Determine application of job analysis
Aka…why are we doing this in the first place???
Select job(s) to be analyzed
Gather job information (verify accuracy)
Document the job analysis by writing a job description

18. Questions on Job Analysis
What is the difference between a job description and a job specification?
What are the 4 elements of a job description according to the text?

19. OUTSOURCING – QUESTIONS TO CONSIDER WE WILL DISCUSS AS A CLASS
What types of activities should companies outsource?
Why do companies outsource?
What are potential drawbacks of outsourcing?

20. OUTSOURCING: THE CASE OF LEVI’S & COLLABNET
Where did Levi’s send jobs?
How did Collabnet benefit from outsourcing?
What were other benefits of outsourcing in this clip?

21. Questions on The Flexible Workforce
What are core workers?
What are contingent workers?
What is a temporary worker?

22. Questions on The Flexible Workforce
What is a part-time employee and why do employers use them?
What is job sharing?
What is outsourcing (subcontracting)?

23. Questions on The Flexible Workforce
What types of HR activities are outsourced according to your text?
What are some of the potential advantages of outsourcing HR activities? (see emerging trends, manager’s notebook to answer the 2nd and 3rd questions)
What are some of the potential disadvantages?

24. Questions on The Flexible Workforce
What is offshoring?
What are contract workers?
What are other terms for contract workers?

25. Yahoo puts an end to telecommuting
Yahoo no longer Telecommuting
What are the benefits of telecommuting?
What percent of employees work from home on a regular basis?
What percent of companies offer flexible work options?

26. Yahoo puts an end to telecommuting
Yahoo no longer Telecommuting
Why did Yahoo end telecommuting?
Why was this a controversial decision?

27. Questions on The Flexible Workforce
Describe core time and flextime.
What is the compressed workweek?