Selecting the right process can be problematic for an organization. Depending on the purposes for the analysis one approach may be better than the others. The following principles of job analysis identify significant issues to considered when selecting a job analysis system. Job analysis should improve communication Both managers and employees should have a better understanding of the work performed in a particular job when the analysis is complete than they did before the analysis. The system for analysis should be designed to accommodate change.
Jobs are dynamic and constantly undergoing change.
The system should allow for easy revision of the data. All jobs can be analyzed Frequently employees express the feeling that their jobs cannot be described. To some degree that is correct. The criticals aspects of all jobs, however, can and should be described in terms of observable behaviors or work products. The job analysis process and the resulting data should be understood by employees at all levels of the organization.