Description
For this assignment, you will imagine you are a staffing professional at a local organization that makes high-end handbags. You see that a job analysis for the administrative assistants has not been done for 10 years. Some of the administrative assistants are knowledgeable and efficient, but some of the assistants are not as knowledgeable and efficient and frequently hold up work progress.
You think that the work system for the assistants could be improved for less performance variability among the assistants. You request money to do an administrative assistant job analysis, and the CEO asks you to justify your request. Using what you have learned and your library research, write a 3- to 4-page report persuading your CEO to invest the money in the job analysis project.
Be sure to include the following in your report:
- Begin by identifying the issues that the outdated job analysis presents to the organization.
- Identify and describe the job analysis method you would use and discuss why it is effective for this job.
- Describe how an updated job analysis can have both practical and legal implications for the organization decisions.
- Explain how the job analysis can improve hiring quality, service/product quality, and consistency of the people hired.
- Provide recommendations on how the job analysis can be developed with a future-oriented focus.
- Conclude by discussing how investing in the job analysis is linked to the business strategy and can generate a financial return for the organization.
Assignment Guidelines
Your assignment should be a 3- to 4-page persuasive paper, not including the title and reference pages, and should include the following elements:
- Title page: Provide your name, assignment title, course and section number, and date.
- Body: Answer all the questions in complete sentences and paragraphs.
Explanation & Answer
View attached explanation and answer. Let me know if you have any questions.
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Assignment title
Course and section number
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JOB ANALYSIS
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Job Analysis: The Pivot of Effective Human Resource Management
The workplace environment is always going through myriads of changes every other day,
and survival is guaranteed for only those organizations that adjust accordingly and ensure that
they are capitalizing on the most recent trends and innovations that come their way. Since people
are the most critical assets that an organization can have, a lot of focus should be directed toward
ensuring that staffing is done almost perfectly (Al-Musadieq, Nurjannah, Raharjo, Solimun, &
Fernandes, 2018). In the current case, there is no doubt that the handbag organization is relying
on obsolete job analysis for its administrative assistants, and this could have detrimental
implications on the flow of operations in various departments. In an attempt to mitigate the risks
associated with outdated job analysis models, it would be quite advisable for the management to
invest in a current job analysis project and take advantage of all the benefits and efficiencies that
are bounded to come with it. This report highlights some of the critical issues that the outdated
job analysis has, identify and analyze a befitting job analysis method, discuss its implications and
benefits, offer recommendations on how to optimize the new system for the future, and explore
some of the financial implications of the project.
Issues Associated with the Outdated Job Analysis System
One of the main challenges that an outdated job analysis can raise is difficulties in hiring.
In the absence of performance and duties standards that are well defined, there are high chances
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