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JOB DESCRIPTION

1). Define job description?

Ans. Job description is a functional description of what the job entails. It is descriptive in nature and defines purpose and scope of a job. Job description is a written record of the appropriate and authorized contents of a job.

2). What are the uses of job description?

Ans. Job description is helpful in the following areas of human resource management: -

o Job grading and classification
o Placement of the new employees on a job
o Orientation of new employees towards basic duties and responsibilities.
o Investigating accidents
o Organizational change and development
o Determining jobs for occupational therapy
o Developing performance standards
o Work measurement
o Work improvement
o Defining outlining career paths
o Promotions and transfers
o Locating faulty work procedures and duplications
o Defining the limits of authority
o Vocational guidance
o Employee counseling
o Health and fatigue study
o Establishing common understanding of a job between management and workers.



3). What are the contents of job description?

Ans. The job description normally obtains following information:-

o Job identification
o Job summary
o Job duties
o Job responsibilities
o Working conditions
o Social environment
o Machine, tools and equipments
o Supervision
o Relation to other job



4). What are the guide lines for preparing job description?

Ans. The guide lines for preparing job description are following: -

o It should be clear
o It should be concise
o It should be understandable
o Emphasize on accuracy
o Describe in sufficient details
o Avoid statements of opinion
o Indicate the extent of supervision received and given
o Use active verbs
o Examples of work performed may be quoted.



5). What is job enrichment?

Ans. Job enrichment consists of a vertical loading so that the job holder himself controls the planning and execution of his job.

6). When job enrichment can be used?

Ans. Job enrichment is likely to be successful under the following conditions: -

o Quality of work is a primary consideration.
o Employees have strong higher needs for achievement.
o Lower level needs of employees are fairly well satisfied.
o Job requires good deal of originality.
o Job requires good deal of judgment.