1. Why, in summary, should managers think of staffing-training-appraising and paying employees as a talent management process?
2. What items are typically included in the job description?
3. We discussed several methods for collecting job analysis data—questionnaires, the position analysis questionnaire, and so on. Compare and contrast these methods, explaining what each is useful for and listing the pros and cons of each.
4. Describe the types of information typically found in a job specification.
5. Explain how you would conduct a job analysis.
6. Do you think companies can really do without detailed job descriptions? Why or why not?
7. Explain how you would create a job requirements matrix for a job.
8. In a company with only 25 employees, is there less need for job descriptions? Why or why not?