Test Your Knowledge

Job Analysis, Documentation and Evaluation (Course C2)

Instructions: Choose an answer for each question and then click on the "Get Results" button at the end of the quiz.

1. When is the base pay structure created?
A. As soon as job documentation has been completed
B. Prior to completion of the job analysis
C. After the job worth hierarchy is built

2. The phrases “lifts cover, lays paper on glass, closes cover and presses start button” are examples of which term within a job description?
A. Responsibilities
B. Duties
C. Tasks
D. Task elements

3. What best describes one of the purposes of job analysis?
A. To document work processes for training purposes
B. To define the level of coaching needed by supervisors
C. To define the scope of any follow-up studies
D. To document the tools necessary to perform the job

4. Prior to conducting a job analysis interview, where might one obtain secondary job information?
A. Organizational charts
B. Employment applications
C. The Fair Labor Standards Act
D. The employee’s supervisor

5. What are the principal types of job documentation?
A. Employee handbooks and job posting data files
B. Position analysis questionnaires, job family matrices and job descriptions
C. Market-based and job content based

6. Which of the following is the most appropriate use for a job description?
A. To assist with exit interviews
B. To train temporary workers
C. To evaluate job content
D. To eliminate level cutters

7. Which of the following statements is most accurate regarding the market-based job evaluation method?
A. The relative value of jobs is determined primarily by the nature and level of work.
B. The emphasis for evaluating jobs is based on the internal value of the different jobs within the organization.
C. Jobs may be slotted using job content if there is insufficient market data.

8. What are the two quantitative job evaluation methods?
A. Ranking and classification
B. Job component and point factor
C. Market-based and job content

9. What are the two nonquantitative job evaluation methods?
A. Ranking and classification
B. Job component and point factor
C. Market-based and job content

10. What best describes an important factor that should be considered when selecting a job evaluation strategy?
A. The prevalence of the strategy among industry competitors
B. The availability of a qualified consultant to assist with design and implementation
C. The relative emphasis on either internal equity or external competitiveness
D. The research results on the reliability of different approaches

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