Job analysis or job analysis is a process through which the nature and characteristics of each job in the organization is examined and sufficient information about it is collected and reported. By analyzing the job, it is determined what tasks each job includes and what skills, knowledge, and abilities are required to perform it properly. Job analysis is a brief description of job duties and tasks and the relationship of that job with other knowledge and skills necessary to perform it and work conditions.
The information obtained from job analysis is transferred to private forms in the form of job description and job qualification conditions. In the job description, duties, responsibilities and general working conditions are briefly included. Job qualification conditions are the description of the minimum conditions that the job holder must have; to work successfully. In other words, the knowledge, skills and abilities that are necessary to successfully perform the job. In fact, the meaning of “correct choice” in human resource management is that the employee and the job are compatible.
Therefore, job analysis involves preparation of job description, job specifications, and necessary characteristics for obtaining a job.