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Case study: Job description research and development

Scenario workforce planning is a complex research and design problem.Decisions made during this process have broad financial,legal and operational implications. Decisions made in the job analysis and job design phases also have a significant impact on motivation,satisfaction and retention

The task: In your third rotation,you are reporting to the firm's Chief Human Resources Officer, who is also the workforce planning consulting lead.The CHRO is interested in reality (market) testing the job description template used for clients firms and evaluating technology adoption and hiring trends

The task is to:

1.Cite two "Work Context" factors that would contribute to job satisfaction and motivation based on job design

2.Convert the summary report into a job description as marketing executive,with reference to the following elements:

-Job title

-Reporting relationships

-Job summary

-Essential functions

-Job specifications

Case study:Skills for the future

Scenario: Two themes that recur throughout this course are the importance of questioning our assumptions updating our skills sets on ongoing basis.Continuos learning is the reality of work-now and for the foreseeable future.As Deloitte vice chairman Cathy Benko noted "A mere 20% of today's workforce has the skills needed for 60% of the jobs that will be coming online within the next five to ten years".

The task is:

1.What does this mean to you as CEO of your career?

2.List Ten (10) skills in demand in today's workforce.

3.What does this mean to you as a future HR leader?

4.In your final assignment,you will again report to the firm's Chief Human Resources officer.Your task is to synthesize what you've learned and make a commitment to your future development.