Job Description Paper
Catina Cole
BUS 303
John Beeson
December 15, 2014

Job Description Paper Job descriptions are an important part of the job analysis process in Human Resources. A job description “identifies characteristics of the job to be performed in terms of the tasks, duties, and responsibilities to be fulfilled” (Youseff, 2012). Job descriptions usually serve as a point of reference for many of the things that HR has to consider for a job, such as what the pay will be, evaluations, and training needs. In order for a person that is newly hired into any organization to be successful, they will need a tool to help identify what their expectations are. This tool is known as a job description. An effective job description is broken up into parts and includes relevant and reliable information that truly reflect the nature of the job. Let’s explore the job description and find out why it’s such an important part of the job analysis process. An accurate job description generally starts off with an identification section. The identification section gives information about the job, which usually tells a person the job title, the department that the job is located in, the chain of command for the job, location, job grade, etc. This section of the job description will also include information that will help the HR department track employees as well as jobs that are located in the company’s HR database. This section of the job description is also another place to note job codes as well as pay grade. For HR purposes and for potential new hires, this section is very imperative. Next on a job description is a general summary. The general summary sections “provides a clear, concise statement that summarizes the particular job and differentiates it from others” (Youssef, (2012). Usually the general summary has thirty words or less and typically describes