TERM PROJECT – HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

20 Marks Individual Assignment

My Dream Job
The purpose of the project is to execute the process of job analysis and competency mapping, and prepare
the job description and specifications for a particular position. This project will involve both secondary
and primary research. The steps for the project are as follows:

1. Select a job you aspire for, in an organization for which you would like to work. It would be useful
to select positions and organizations, where you expect to join post-MBA, or in two years’ time
2. Conduct a job analysis by making use of all available secondary and primary data. For primary
data, get in touch with a person currently working in that position / HR manager of the firm / Line
manager of such a personnel to know the requirements of the job, and critical incidents
3. Conduct a competency analysis to identify the key competencies needed for the job, and the
required proficiency level for each
4. Based on your analysis, prepare a job description and specification for the position
5. Prepare and submit a report (word / PDF) on your findings. Your report should have the following
sections:
 Introduction
 The position and the firm
 Job analysis: methodology adopted
 Competency mapping: Methodology adopted
 Job Description and specification
 KSAs you need to develop to be ready for your dream job
 Appendix: name and contact details of your respondent, brief transcript of the responses
 References

Note

1. Participants are encouraged to make use of e-resources, such as O*Net

(https://www.onetonline.org ) or www.jobdescription.com or hiring.monster.com or
www.competencylibrary.com. However, all external sources need to be cited appropriately,
following the APA format
2. Plagiarism is strictly discouraged and will lead to 0 marks in the entire component. Participants
need to submit the link to the Urkund report for their Term Project along with their Term Project
submission