Job specification is another aspect of job analysis. It describes the type of employee required (in terms of skill, experience, and special attitude, and test scores of various types) and outlines the particular working conditions that are encountered on the job. It is essentially a set of specification about people required on the job. The job specification (in the usual [...]
A job description is a written statement of what the job holder does how it is done, under what conditions it is done and why it is done. It is a written document that identifies and describes a job in terms of its duties, responsibilities, working conditions and specifications. According to Pigors and Myres, "Job description is a pertinent picture [...]
Job analysis is the basis on which all the HR activities are based. Job analysis provides information about the job and the characteristics required in an employee to carry out these activities. The information, in the form of job descriptions and job specifications, helps managers decide what sort of people to recruit and hire. "Job analysis is the process of [...]