Define Job Analysis. What are its uses? Explain the process of Job Analysis.

Job Analysis is the process of collecting information related to a specific job. Job Analysis was conceptualized by two of the founders of industrial psychology, Ferderick Taylor and Lillian Moler Gilberth. It provides the information which helps to determine which employees are best fit for specific job.

US Labour:- "Job Analysis is the process of determining, by observation and study, and reporting pertinent information relating to the nature of a specific job.it is the determination of the tasks which comprise the job and the skills, abilities, and responsibilities required of the worker for a successful performance and which differentiates one job from the others."

Flippo:- "Job Analysis is the process of studying and collecting information relating to the operations and responsibilities of a specific job the immediate products of this analysis are job description and job specification."

Uses of Job Analysis :

• Provide base for different jobs:

• Helps in organizational design:

• Helps in Human resource Planning:

• Helps in Recruitment and selection:

• Helps in Orientation and placement:

• Helps in Career planning:

• Helps in Training:

• Helps in Job Evaluation:

• Helps in Performance Appraisal:

• Helps in Employee Safety:

• Helps in Counselling:

Process of Job Analysis:

• Understanding the relevance of job analysis:

• Collecting the information:

• Processing the information: