WRITING JOB SPECIFICATION
Job specification summarises the human characteristics required for satisfactory job completion. It attempts to describe the key qualifications someone required to perform the job successfully. It spells out the vital attributes of a person in terms of, experience, education, knowledge, skills and abilities (SKAs) to perform a specific job. The job specification is a logical outgrowth of a job description. For each of the job description, it is enviable to have a job specification. It helps the organisation to determine what kind of persons is required to take up specific jobs. The personal attributes that are explained through a job specification can be classified into three categories:
- Necessary attributes: knowledge, skills and abilities (SKAs) a person must possess.
- Desirable attributes: qualifications a person have to possess.
- Contra-indicators: attributes that become a handicap to victorious job performance.
A job specification may be developed by talking with the present job holders regarding the attributes needed to do the job satisfactorily. View of supervisors could also be utilized as additional inputs. Inspection the job needs of other organisations with same jobs will also help in developing job specifications.
Box : An Example of Job Specification
