Individual

Analyzing a Job

Option 1: Functions of a Job Description

Identify an operational gap within your current or past employment opportunity.

Write a memo to the organization’s hiring manager that includes an analysis of no more than 1,400 words. Identify the requirements needed to fulfill this operational gap within the organization.

Include the following job description functions in your analysis:

• Identify responsibilities for the position.
• List minimum attributes required by the position.

• What would the position details be?
• What would the duties be?
• What are the performance requirements of the position?
• What knowledge and skills are required for the position?

• Determine the organizational positioning of the opportunity and how the opportunity is consistent with the organization’s strategic goals.

Format   APA format is required which is consistent with Master Degree level.

Option 2: Creating a Job Posting for Your Small Business

Interview a small-business owner within your community. Address the following questions in your interview:

• How and when would you determine the need to create a job position within your business?
• What strategy would use to outline the position’s details?
• What would the duties be?
• What would the performance requirements for the position be?
• What preexisting knowledge and skills would be required for the position?

Create a job description for the small business using the answers provided during the interview.

Include a description of the organization and the rationale for the choices made when constructing the job description for the small-business owner.

Format   APA format is required which is consistent with Master Degree level.

Option 3: Rewriting a Job Description

Locate a job description using a popular website for job seekers.

Analyze the job posting you selected. Consider the following criteria:

• How and when would you determine the need to create a job position within your business?
• What strategy would use to outline the position’s details?
• What would the duties be?
• What would the performance requirements for the position be?
• What preexisting knowledge and skills would be required for the position?

Rewrite the job posting chosen.

Identify what you added or subtracted from the original job posting, and explain why.