Writing Job Descriptions

  • 40m
  • Alan Fowler
  • CIPD Enterprises
  • 1997

Writing Job Descriptions guides you systematically through the whole process ensuring your job descriptions are clear, accurate and make a positive contribution to key management tasks. Practical help is given on:

  • deciding what to include with full-length examples for simple and more complex jobs
  • defining essential job constituents
  • maintaining flexibility while avoiding contractual difficulties
  • using job descriptions to increase the effectiveness of your recruitment, selection, induction and appraisal procedures
  • tailoring the information to assist in job evaluation.

About the Author

Alan Fowler has worked widely in both the private and public sectors, with personnel appointments in four industries and two local authorities, followed by ten years as a freelance personnel consultant. He is director of Personnel Publications Ltd, and a member of the editorial board of People Management, the bimonthly journal of the IPD. He writes widely on personnel matters and has over 250 articles published in People Management, and other management magazines.

In this Book

  • What Job Descriptions are Used For
  • Job Descriptions for Recruitment, Selection, Induction, and Appraisal
  • Legal Aspects
  • Job Descriptions for Job Evaluation
  • Key Points
  • Further Study