Archive for October 30th, 2006

Avoid Shot-in-the-Dark Job Analysis

I’ve been traveling for the past three weeks (one more to go), and heard one manager say, “With good people, you can deliver almost anything.” He’s right. And it’s hard to define good people. Saying, “I’ll know one when I see one” is not enough. That’s shot-in-the-dark job analysis.

Job analysis, even if you don’t get it right the first time, is essential to knowing who’s a good person for the job. If you don’t know how to get started, here’s my job analysis template.

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