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Preparing Job Descriptions and Selection Criteria

This article explains the importance of developing job descriptions and selection criteria for hiring the best candidate. It covers the purpose of job descriptions, the components of a job description, and the elements of selection criteria.

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Preparing Job Descriptions and Selection Criteria

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  1. Preparing Job Descriptions and Selection Criteria

  2. A job description explains: • What the job is about. • Who supervises the position. • The tasks the person is expected to perform. • The standards by which an employee can be evaluated.

  3. Selection criteria is a list of: • Skills • Personal attributes • Credentials • Other characteristics

  4. Why develop a job description and selection criteria: • To define the position. • To give potential applicants a sense of if they should apply. • To clarify thinking. • To advertise the position. • To make hiring the best person more likely.

  5. Three parts of preparing a job description: • Choosing the job title. • Developing a list of specific duties and responsibilities that the position requires. • Composing a capsule description of the position.

  6. A better job title: • Can attract better candidates. • Serves to define the position and to define the place of its holder both in the organization and in the community.

  7. A list of specific duties and responsibilities includes: • Basic elements of the position. • Job-related skills and personality traits. • Skills acquired through experience. • Non-specific skills, traits, and abilities. • Specific activities required for the position.

  8. The capsule description • A two or three sentence description of the job and its purpose. • Includes any other major responsibilities the job entails.

  9. Selection criteria may include: • Education and other formal credentials. • Job-specific skills and knowledge. • Non-job-specific skills and knowledge. • Personality attributes and traits.

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