Dive Brief:

• Wading through a maze of job applicants, hiring managers can feel overwhelmed and unsure if they are hiring the right person, especially if they are uncertain of the exact specifics of a job, according to the Chicago Business Journal.
• One way to manage that uncertainty is doing a job analysis. The process exists to establish clear expectations and requirements for specific jobs, the Business Journal reports.
• With a job analysis, the job posting detail accuracy will improve, meaning recruiters are more likely have a better understanding of what's needed when screening applicants. Hiring managers, in turn, see better quality talent in the pipeline and can make smarter decisions.

Dive Insight:

A job analysis, as it sounds, gathers information about a job’s tasks and responsibilities and logs the type of equipment used, physical nature of the work performed and the typical working relationships that the employee would have in the workplace.

The article explains that any job analysis must involve employees who actually perform the job, and common components of the analysis include observation, interviewing and a questionnaire (an alternative to interviewing, but clarity of questions is critical).