Description
This week, you will conduct a job analysis of the position of commercial airline pilot.
Read the "Making Air Travel Safer Through Crew Resource Management" customer relationship management (CRM) article on the American Psychological Association website, which you will use for assignments throughout this course.
Select one job analysis method and information from O*NET OnLine website to conduct a job analysis for the position of commercial airline pilot.
Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper that addresses the following:
- Justify your use of this method by comparing it to at least one other job analysis method.
- Evaluate various psychological tests and other methods that would be important to consider when hiring commercial pilots.
- What legal and ethical concerns should organization consider when hiring these pilots?
- Differentiate between various performance methods that would be most suitable for this particular job.
Explanation & Answer
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Job Analysis
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Job analysis of the position of commercial airline pilot
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Justifying the use of interview approach as a job analysis method
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Comparing interview and observation job analysis methods
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Evaluating various psychological tests and other methods that would be important
to consider when hiring commercial pilots
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Legal and ethical concerns organization should consider when hiring these pilots
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Performance methods that would be most suitable for commercial airline pilots
Running Head: JOB ANALYSIS
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Job Analysis
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JOB ANALYSIS
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In general, a commercial airline pilot is known to be responsible for flying aircraft. The
airline pilot is expected to fly an airliner safely and ensure that the passengers in his flight reach
their destination. However, what most people are not familiar with the fact that the duty of pilots
exceeds that of flying. Most people assume that the pilot’s only job is to fly an aircraft from one
port to another. Nevertheless, a commercial airline pilot also utilizes skills in the computer to
check whether the weather is suitable for flying. Also, this pilot must test the fight plans and
review the aircraft logs. Additionally, the same pilot has to monitor the aircraft systems as he
flies the plane and communicates with the FAA during the rest of the fight. Therefore, pilots
have more responsibilities other than the common task of flying known by many. To understand
the job of a commercial airline pilot correctly, one can utilize the job analysis methods to collect
valid and reliable information.
The job analysis methods that can assist to comprehend the duty of a pilot include
conducting interviews with the pilots, observing as they work or usin...
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