HR.com the research and Web destination for HR Executives, recently published a research paper entitled ìJob Profiles and Job Profiling: A Survey of Current Practices.
ìJob profile refers to the definition of ëwhat the organization is looking forí in selecting for a given position. It simply makes sense that if you want to select the right person for the job, you need to know what you are looking for,î the report states.
HR.com surveyed 631 members from a wide range of companies who are senior managers and executives responsible for the staffing function in their organizations.
Not surprisingly, job requirements, requisite skills, and knowledge requirements lead the list of what organizations include in their job profiles. What is surprising is that ìcompetenciesî are included in only 62.2% of profiles and personal characteristics, at 37.9%, are included significantly less often than any other element.
Another interesting finding is that overwhelmingly, managers are given either no training (35%) or minimal training (43%) with respect to job profiling, compared to a reasonable amount (17%) and a comprehensive amount (5%).
Other questions addressed linking job profiles with other systems. Only 18% link job profiles to an employee development system, compared to 42% who do not, and 40% who answered ìsomewhat.î Just over 40% link job profiles to a job grading/job evaluation system, while 37% link job profiles to a performance management/performance appraisal system.
The report further explores the number of other systems job profiles are linked to, technology used that enables job profiling (over 80% do not use a software system to generate profiles), use of research, methods of follow-up and monitoring and further details. In all, the report contains 26 graphs highlighting the findings of the research conducted based on the survey.
To read the entire paper, download the PDF version at www.hr.com/whitepaper/jobprofilingsurvey. In order to access the paper, you must be a member of HR.com. If you are not currently a premier member of HR.com, you may apply to become a guest member and have complimentary access to the research paper until October 10, 2005.
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HR.com publishes research paper on job profiling survey results
Research finds a gap between espoused importance given to hiring the right person and current job profiling practices
