Difference between job specification and job description

Both job specification and job description help recruiters to accomplish the recruitment process in an organization. Though, these two terminologies relate but are different, this post is going to explain the difference between these terminologies.

Meanings

• Job specification is a list of qualifications that a person requires to poses in order to perform a job. It is a specific element of a job description.
• Job description is a document contains information related to a job.

Contents

• Job specification includes required skills, education level, experience, personality traits and physical demands. 
• Job description includes job title, job summary, key responsibilities, qualifications (job specification), reporting structure, working conditions and compensation.

Purposes

• The main purpose of job specification is to show the experience, skills, knowledge and ability required in performing a job. 
• The main purpose of job description is to provide overall details about a job.

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