What is job inventory?
Job or task inventory is a method used in analyzing jobs which involves listing the regular tasks performed or to be performed in particular jobs. The routine tasks which take place day-to-day are listed together with the description of each activity, however job inventory is not a job description, but is an overview of tasks and activities which forms a job and it can be used to create or refine the job description. The information for job inventory are collected from employees and their supervisors or managers through interviews, observations, questionnaires and case studies.
The characteristics of the tasks involved in job inventory method are:
- They utilize knowledge, attitudes and skills to be performed.
- They have identifiable beginning and end points.
- Their results are measurable accomplishments or products.
- They are observable and can be determined through the performance.
- They are performed in relatively short periods of time.
- They are usually measured in time ie. in minutes or hours.
Advantages and disadvantages of Job inventory
According to Advantages & Disadvantages of Task Inventories by smallbusiness - Chron, the advantages of task inventory include efficiency and easily quantifiable while its disadvantages include time consuming development and potential ambiguity.
Advantage: Efficiency
The job inventory is an efficient method of job analysis since the job information are already gathered in a succinct questionnaire by an analyst, thus the respondents takes short time to complete the survey.
Advantages: Easily Quantifiable
Since job inventory uses questionnaires (questions) of rating scale of 1-5 or 1-10 to collect information from respondents, the use of rating scale helps analysts to quantify and analyze job data collected from survey easily.
Disadvantages: Time consuming development
It may consume much time to gather information from different sources like employees, customers, consultants and reports to prepare the survey questions.
Disadvantage: Potential Ambiguity
Some respondents may view some of the statements as ambiguous. This may lead to less accurate and less reliable outcomes.
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