Q) How do you conduct Job Analysis in an organization?

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Job analysis method is based on the purpose for which the information is to
be used (job evaluation, pay increase, development and so on).

1) Questionnaires: - structured questionnaires are given to employees to

identify the tasks they perform. Employees may tend to exaggerate the
significance of tasks, this makes this method less useful

2) Observation: - Job analyst observes the worker perform the task. This
method is primarily used to gather information on jobs emphasizing
manual skills.

3) Interviews: - interviews are conducted with employee or supervisor

helping them describe the duties performed. Interviewer contacts
supervisor to check the validity of responses provided by the employee in
interview

4) Employee recording: - information is gathered by having employees

describe their daily work activities in a dairy or log. The problem of
employee exaggerating job importance has to be overcome

There are other methods as well like functional job analysis; position analysis
questionnaire etc. job analysis is done by gathering data on what is involved
in performing a particular job.