Job
Analysis Survey
Filling
a job with the right person is often a challenge because the most
important requirements of the job have never been defined in a
truly comprehensive manner. Traditional job descriptions may list
duties to be performed, but lack definitions of the intangibles
that result in exceptional job performance.
The Profiles
Job Analysis Survey is a system that fills the gap
between perception and reality when it comes to describing what
a particular job "looks like."
First,
the survey measures the thinking style required for the job in
terms of problem solving ability, verbal reasoning and skills,
numerical ability, and numeric reasoning.
Then
it does an analysis of the job to see what it has that appeals
to different people. Will this job, it asks, interest people who
are enterprising, or interested in financial data and business
systems, or want to provide service, or who are technical, mechanical,
or creative?
And
finally, it determines the behavior traits that facilitate successful
job performance; traits such as energy level, assertiveness, sociability,
attitude, objective judgment, and others.
The results
of the survey are compiled and processed into a written description
of the person who has high potential for accomplishment in the
job, plus a "Job Match Pattern" that graphically presents
the significant data. This information is used to identify people
who match the job's requirements in their thinking style, occupational
interests and behavioral traits.
It is
not enough to hire bright, educated, and trained people. Unless
they also match the jobs in which they are placed, their job performance
will fail to be as high as expected. People do not reach their
full potential in jobs they do not fit.
By using
the Job Analysis Survey, you are assured that the
people you place in jobs have a significantly higher likelihood
of meeting and exceeding your job performance expectations.