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Meaning of Job Analysis!

Meaning of job analysis refers to the analysis of the content of job and minimum academic and human qualifications require to perform the job. It is defined as the process of identifying and defining skills, duties, responsibilities, accountabilities and qualities of person required to accomplish the job.

In the words of Newstrom and Davis, "Job analysis systematically collects, organizes and controls information about the job."

In the words of Gary Dessler, "Job analysis is the process of determining the skills and duties required for the job and identifying kinds of a person who should be hired for it."

In conclusion, job analysis is a comprehensive process that determine rights, duties, authorities, responsibilities, accountabilities of each job and  identifying minimum acceptable human and non-human qualification required to accomplish the job.