Which contingencies might affect the use of job descriptions ?

Question

In recent years, however, some managers have avoided using job descriptions in their organizations, beleving that the practice encourages employees to behave as if the job were their personal property, thus limiting management;s ability to deploy workers flexibly in different work roles according to need. In addition , critics of job descritpions caim that is almost immposible to provide an accurate job description, since many jobs are in a state of continous flux as technologies and market conditions change. As one manager put it , "Job descriptions are obsolete in my company before they are even written."

Answer 1

So, how do any new candidates know if they want to apply or not?

I know that the last line on the job description that I got from my employer says, "other items as needed".

You have to at least provide an outline of what's expected by the employee. Otherwise, nobody is a specialist, and you'll end up with a whole bunch of folks who don't know what they're supposed to be doing.

Answer 2

Job descriptions are important, not just from a practical standpoint (training, advertisements & postings, professionalism, etc...) but also from a legal and liability standpoint.

Imagine offering someone a job for which there was no written job description. They quit their previous job and start work with your firm only to find out that the job isn't what they thought it would be. They come back and sue you for mis-representation. A proper job description can minimize this kind of thing...

Even in fast-paced technology companies, a simple one or two page job description is easy to write and software exists to help you through that process step by step. Better to be safe than sued.

Answer 3

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