Preparing Job Descriptions and Selection Criteria

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Preparing Job Descriptions and Selection Criteria
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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

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Selection criteria is a list of

• Skills
• Personal attributes
• Credentials
• Other characteristics

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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

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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

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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

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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

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The capsule description

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

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Selection criteria may include

• Education and other formal credentials
• Job-specific skills and knowledge
• Non-job-specific skills and knowledge
• Personality attributes and traits