Human Resource Management should review the job analysis for organizational consistency and legal compliance. Job descriptions have many advantages for a company. Job descriptions clarify who is responsible for what within a company. They also help define relationships between individuals, between departments. When used to advantage, they can settle grievances, minimize conflicts, and improve communications.
Job descriptions help the jobholder understand the responsibilities of the position.
Job descriptions are helpful to job applicants, employees, supervisors, and human resource professionals at every stage in the employment relationship, from recruitment to retirement. They provide information about the knowledge, training, education, and skills needed for each job. They prevent unnecessary misunderstandings by telling employees what they need to know about their jobs. Most importantly they provide this information in an objective and impersonal way. Job descriptions help management analyze and improve the company s structure.