Job Descriptions That Do The Job
How do your employees know what they're supposed to do? How do you know when new employees have mastered all aspects of their jobs? How do you explain job responsibilities to a job applicant? How do you know you're asking the right interview questions and screening candidates correctly? How do you evaluate an employee's job performance?
- The core answer to these questions is THE JOB DESCRIPTION. What? That boring document that we wrote once and threw into the files never to be seen again in this century? Well, since we've just entered a new century and the job description is outdated only if you misuse it. A well-written job description can link together all of your hiring and performance practices.
- Use it:
- to highlight the key job tasks and required skills when you write your employment ad
- as a comparison to candidate resumes and applicants to develop targeted interview questions as a training checklist for new employees
- as a performance appraisal tool to review how well employees perform each responsibility
- as documentation for performance requirements
- as a basis for determining the appropriate, competitive salary for a position to educate employees on their co-workers' responsibilities
- as an opportunity to show up-and-coming employees what the next level position's responsibilities and requirements are, so they can train for that next level...
... The list could go on and on. Recognize the importance of job descriptions and maximize how you use the tools you've already developed. You might be surprised with how much more consistently you can hire, train, evaluate and reward your employees using the job description as a core tool.
Arlene Vernon, PHR, is a professional speaker, consultant and author on maximizing the human resources in your managers and your people. For more information on how HRx can help you achieve the results your organization seeks, contact Arlene today at HRx, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN 55344, 952-996-0975, www.HRxcellence.com.
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