Preparing Job Descriptions and Selection Criteria

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