Exam 7: Evaluating Jobs: the Job Evaluation Process

Which job analysis method is used for organizations that are being created or when new jobs are introduced?

What is the term generally used to describe employees who are below the pay ranges for their jobs?

There are four main methods of conducting job analysis: interviews,observation,questionnaires,and functional job analysis.

Two methods of job evaluation are ranking/paired comparison and classification/grading.

Which of the following is NOT a valid purpose for conducting job evaluation?

Briefly explain the purpose of job evaluation and the nature of "relative worth."

A job description serves several purposes,including providing guidance in the selection and recruitment process.

One of the shortcomings associated with job analysis in dynamic work environments is the potential for obsolete data to be used for a variety of human resource decisions.What proactive steps would you recommend to an organization facing this issue?

As a human resource professional,you have been asked by your organization to develop a job description for the heavy-duty mechanic role.What are you likely NOT to include in the job description?

The Ontario Pay Equity Act covers all employers in the province.

Because your company is newly created,you do not have any job descriptions.Which method of job analysis will you need to use?

You have been asked to present to management potential drawbacks associated with using a job analysis process at your company.Which of the following would likely NOT be included in your list of drawbacks?

Which of the following practices can NOT be used to achieve pay equity?

Which evaluation method uses questionnaires to capture time spent on certain activities and the importance of those activities to the successful completion of the job?

Joel,whose pay was above the pay range,was forced to take a substantial pay cut.He has decided to challenge his employers in the courts.What will he likely claim?

Mario performs his job at a very high standard.Unfortunately,a job evaluation process determined that he is currently being paid at a level below the minimum in a new pay scale.Which statement best describes Mario's current position in the new pay scale?

What key procedures need to be worked out to ensure the job evaluation process is effectively conducted and managed?

With reference to Ontario pay equity legislation,briefly discuss the job comparison methods that can be used for comparing female and male job classes.

Under Ontario pay equity legislation,going through the pay equity process is unnecessary if your firm has no female job classes.

Which process is used to determine the relative importance of the employee's job to the organization and the placing of those jobs in the same hierarchy level?