What Is the Purpose of a Job Analysis as It Relates to Recruitment and Selection?
The objectives of the job analysis effort include defining core competencies required for a position, such as years of prior experience necessary to fulfill job requirements. Objectives also include applying that understanding to more effective recruitment and selection efforts, as described on Bacal & Associates' company website.
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Recruitment
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The job analysis effort in relationship to recruitment has the purpose of allowing recruiters to identify the precise experience, abilities and skills required to perform a specific job with an objective of maximizing the probability of attracting candidates with backgrounds well-matched to the job.
Purpose
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The job analysis process has the purpose of supporting recruiters in developing and effectively placing accurate documentation, such as job advertisements, that communicate the job accurately to encourage properly qualified applicants to respond and to minimize applications from individuals whose credentials make a poor match with the position, according to Exploring Human Resources Management, which cites the book "Understanding Personnel Management" by Thomas H. Stone.
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Selection
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Selection involves making hiring decisions based on identifying the individual most well-matched to the available position. Effective identification of the true requirements and nature of a job can provide an employer more solid footing in the event of potential legal issues, such as accusations of basing employment actions on discriminatory rather then work-specific requirements -- a potential hazard as early as the hiring decision. In relation to the hiring decision, age discrimination could pose a particular stumbling block without the measurable, experience-specific requirements that job analysis can yield.
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