Job Analysis

Job Analysis is the process of understanding a job and presenting this information in a format which will enable others to understand the job.

Job Analysis normally comprises the following stages:

  • Gathering of information about the content and context of jobs and the relationships between them. This information may be obtained by interviewing a manager or job holder, from existing job descriptions, from statistical or financial data, organisation charts, etc.
  • Analysing and organising the job information. The skill of job analysis is about really understanding the job in order to break it down into its key components.
  • Presentation of the information in a concise and systematic manner. This is normally in the form of an individual job description, generic role profile or job family descriptor. There are, however, other ways of presenting job information such as annotated organisation charts, generic job matrices, and so forth.

Further information on job analysis.

For further information about job analysis please contact the Reward Team.