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Explain what is meant by the terms: (i) person specification; (ii) job description

      

Explain what is meant by the terms:
(i) person specification;
(ii) job description

  

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Kavungya
(i) A person specification (sometimes also referred to as a personnel specification) provides the organization with a profile of the kind of person that would match the needs of the post. It sets out in written detail the education, qualifications, training, experience, personal attributes and competencies a post holder must have to perform the task to the satisfaction of the organization. It describes the person needed to fulfil the task.

(ii) The job description is based on information gathered from a job analysis and defines the position (i.e. the role) that has to be fulfilled. It is a statement of the component tasks, duties, objectives and standards and describes the purpose and relationships of the specific job together with the physical, social and economic factors which affect it. It describes the job to be done.
Kavungya answered the question on May 2, 2021 at 19:19


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