5.11 Key Terms

Job Analysis: The process of gathering information about the tasks, responsibilities, and skills required for a job, as well as the knowledge and abilities needed to perform it. 5.1
Job Description: A document that lists a position’s tasks, duties, and responsibilities. 5.3
Job Specification: A document that lists the qualifications, such as knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics (KSAOs) needed to perform a job successfully. 5.3
Person-Organization Fit: The degree to which a person’s personality, values, goals, and other characteristics match the organization’s. 5.4
Person-Job Fit: The degree to which a person’s knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics match the job demands. 5.4
Reliability: The dependability of assessment methods used in the hiring process, ensuring consistent results over time. 5.7
Selection: Choosing job candidates from a previously generated applicant pool. 5.1
Selection Process: The steps involved in choosing people with the right qualifications to fill a current or future job opening. 5.1
Validity: The degree to which a test accurately measures what it is intended to measure. 5.7
Weighted Application Blank: A selection tool that assigns numerical values to different items or questions on an application form based on their importance to the job. 5.7