Job Analysis Discussion List

The purpose of the discussion list is to discuss issues relevant to job analysis--challenges, innovative solutions, and resources. Topics may range from how to decide which jobs to analyze all the way to what to do with exam results. The intent is to both go "beyond" what is formally taught in the job analysis class at SPB and serve as a way to help people new to job analysis.

Navigating Through the Archives

The text from each email and the discussion it generates are listed below. Topics are a mixture of job analysis related thoughts and resources.

To join the Discussion List, email Ryan Platt or Jerimiah Honer.

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• Introduction 
• Discussion 1 - book recommendations, job specs, writing KSAOs
• Discussion 2 - helpful websites, testing for KSAs, insightful quotes
• Discussion 3 - articles, using JA tools from a consulting firm, websites, professional organizations, various thoughts
• Discussion 4 - personality testing, physical ability testing, various thoughts, humor
• Discussion 5 - miscellaneous stuff, test matrix
• Discussion 6 - using Excel to do JA
• Discussion 7 - lots of material here, check it out
• Discussion 8 - class specs, EEOC update, using JA results
• Discussion 9 - various JA and testing issues and resources
• Discussion 10 - using Excel, KSAs with low ratings - drop?
• Discussion 11 - JA sharing
• Discussion 12 - welcome non-CA members, asking experience/education/qualification questions in interviews
• Discussion 13 - JA sharing, etc.
• Discussion 14 - choosing SMEs

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• Miscellaneous Job Analysis and Selection Documents

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Here is the job analysis catalog, which names completed job analysis reports. (We hope they're all excellent!*) The SPB thanks you for doing job analysis!

Share your job analyses! Be part of the network. Submit the names of completed job analyses. More participants will mean more literature available for your background research! To submit to our list, complete this user-friendly excel file and email it to either of us.

*We don't know for sure.

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Frequently Asked Questions:

• What do you do when KSAs identified in the job analysis aren't in the class specification? Can we test for them?
  Shelley Langan's answer
• What should be done when subject matter experts indicate that the measurement of a KSA should be pass/fail, but we believe doing so is not making the best use of the test - that it ignores important score differences?
  Shelley Langan's answer
• Should job analysis data be confidential?
  Shelley's response

Also, we love to hear your job analysis anecdotes. Perhaps you found yourself in an unusual situation, had a data management issue or interacted with a funny or difficult SME. Tell us the story and maybe we can post it online.