JOB DESCRIPTION STEPS Step 1 For this assignment, you will be a subject matter expert (SME). As a SMEs, you will answer the following question about the Human Resources Generalist position. 1. What is the jobs overall purpose? 2. What are the main duties and responsibilities of this job? 3. What special tools and/or equipment are used in this job? 4. Describe the end results of a job well-done? 5. What reports and/or documents are prepared as part of this job? 6. Who is the supervisor of the person in this job report? 7. What kinds of independent action is a person in this job allowed to take? 8. Is the person in this job responsible for any confidential material? If so, describe these materials and how they should be handled properly. 9. What special knowledge of special tools and/or equipment is required? 10. What type of experience is required for this job? 11. What are the educational requirements for this job? 12. What interpersonal abilities are required for this job? 13. Describe the working conditions of this job? Step 2 Use the above answers to create between 12 and 15 task statements. A task statement is a discrete sentence containing 1) an action verb describing the actions performed; 2) person, data, or thing affected by the action; 3) an observable work product; 4) materials, tools, procedures, or equipment used to carry out the action; and 5) the guidelines under which the action was taken. The following is an example of a task statement for a meeting planner: 1) Interview (2) hotel, air, and ground transportation vendors (3) to facilitate comparisons between vendor offers for service (4) using meeting and travel reference guides (5) in accordance with clients instructions. Once the task statements are identified, the job analyst must identify the KSAOs needed to perform each task successfully. Step 3 Identify the knowledge, skills, abilities, and other attributes (KSAO) needed to perform each task successfully. Knowledge is a body of information, usually of a factual or procedural nature, that makes for successful performance of a task. Skill is an individuals level of proficiency or competency in performing a specific task. Ability is a more general, enduring trait or capability an individual possesses at the time he/she first begins to perform a task. Other Attributes includes personality traits and other individual characteristics that are important part of job performance (e.g., being bilingual). For example, KSAOs for a meeting planner include knowledge of vendor pricing structures and policies to evaluate bids, the skill to type 40 words per minute without error, the ability to compile information from several sources, and other attributes such as conscientiousness to complete work in a timely manner.