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Job Description Guideline
 

A job description should include a:

  • Job Title - The job identification should set out the title of the person. Avoid titles or terms that are gender specific.

  • Pay Range – This is the employer Classification Code for categorizing pay ranges for the position could be included but it is facultative. You need to include the minimum, midpoint or maximum of the salary range for this position. Salary structures and its pay ranges are not static. You have to update the salary structures depending on market movement.

  • Department or area – The job identification should set out the job site/location.

  • Reports to - the employee reports to

  • Date of the job description – date written or last date revised.

  • Summary of the position – This is summary designed to orient the reader to the general nature, level, purpose, and objective of the job. The summary should describe in one or two sentences the primary function and general purpose of this job.

  • Responsibilities - What will the person be doing on a daily basis? The list should include:

    • List major tasks/duties performed in the job.

    • Avoid detailed lists of specific job procedures. Instead, describe the functions, responsibilities and activities performed.

    • List tasks/duties in descending order of performance, the most important ones first and the less important last.

    • Emphasize responsibilities, results expected from particular duties and tools to be used.

    • Describe whether the position requires the person in the role to function independently, exercise initiative, comply with guidelines or policies or perform limited tasks that are closely monitored by others.

    • Also you can describe the approximate proportion of time to be spent on management work versus operational work (example, 60 percent management, 40 percent operational.)

    • Describe the occupant the position holds within the company, including any supervisory positions, subordinating roles, and/or other working relationships. Note the relationships between the jobholder and line management, other employees, customers or suppliers. Describe the nature of communication and contact with these people/groups.

      Qualifications
      Any critical skills and expertise needed for the job should be included. The minimum amount of qualifications needed to perform the essential functions of the job, such as education, experience, knowledge, and skills. Experience, like qualifications, can relate to pay - the more experience the higher the salary, although this is not always the case. You should also include any travel requirements
 
 
 
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