Job descriptions have advantages for use in all but one of the following areas of human resource management. Which is the exception?
A、Job evaluation
B、Training needs analysis
C、Recruitment
D、Employee flexibility
A、Job evaluation
B、Training needs analysis
C、Recruitment
D、Employee flexibility
【参考答案及解析】
Rationale: Job descriptions can be narrow and restrictive, giving people a limited sense of what is their 'job' and what isn't. This can create demarcation lines which prevent people from flexibly switching tasks, or working effectively in multi-skilled teams. The other options are all potential uses of job descriptions, because they clearly state all the elements of a job: for calculating their value to the organisation (job evaluation), identifying gaps in job holders' ability (training needs analysis) and preparing selection criteria (recruitment).
Rationale: Job descriptions can be narrow and restrictive, giving people a limited sense of what is their 'job' and what isn't. This can create demarcation lines which prevent people from flexibly switching tasks, or working effectively in multi-skilled teams. The other options are all potential uses of job descriptions, because they clearly state all the elements of a job: for calculating their value to the organisation (job evaluation), identifying gaps in job holders' ability (training needs analysis) and preparing selection criteria (recruitment).