Handbook of Model Job Descriptions

[The Handbook of Model Job Descriptions Front Cover] The Handbook of Model Job Descriptions Barry Cushway Revised Edition [Spine] The Handbook of Model Job Descriptions Barry Cushway [KP logo] [Front inside flap] Creating job descriptions can be a costly and onerous undertaking for any manager. This book simplifies this process by providing comprehensive descriptions of a vast range of job titles and competencies. In The Handbook of Model Job Descriptions, HR expert Barry Cushway has created a unique and unrivalled source of over 200 job descriptions based on actual jobs. Accurate and up-to-date job descriptions provide essential information for a number of purposes: assisting in the recruitment and selection process; helping to avoid ambiguity about a jobholder's responsibilities; dealing with disciplinary issues or grievances; forming the basis for HR planning; aiding the job evaluation process. Job redesign, training and development, performance management and organizational change are all other major areas that benefit from clear, well-defined job descriptions.They can help to create a pay structure, define equal pay issues, identify competencies and ensure accurate job comparison. To find a job description appropriate to your needs, select a job title in Part One, then go to Part Two to find any missing job elements that you wish to add. The accompanying website will enable you to build job descriptions that are reliable, unambiguous and accurate. [Back Cover] "Fear not. The task of writing pointless job descriptions could be a thing of the past because someone has written a book packed full of them." The Daily Telegraph Job descriptions are essential for recruitment, job evaluation, performance appraisal, training, and in grievance and disciplinary cases. The Handbook of Model Job Descriptions is a fully up-to-date resource to help construct individual job descriptions, giving advice on how to analyse and tailor them. This revised edition offers a unique and unrivalled source of over 200 job descriptions, from manual worker to company director. Updated to take account of the new age discrimination legislation, as well as the addition of new jobs and sectors, this book is the most comprehensive resource available to create meaningful descriptions. Offering a unique time-saving approach in the form of a "job description builder", the book allows you to select featured job elements and build a complete and well-structured job description. Divided into two parts, Part One enables quick and easy assembly and personalization of any job description across a wide range of sectors, while Part Two allows you to select from hundreds of job elements. Job descriptions in Part One include: administration and management; finance and accountancy; human resources/ personnel; public relations and medCushway, Barry is the author of 'Handbook of Model Job Descriptions', published 2008 under ISBN 9780749452247 and ISBN 0749452242.