Developing and Conducting Job Analysis for Your Organization 33

1 recertification hour



For most organizations, compensation costs are their major expense; and base pay is the largest part of these costs. Therefore, cost effective, rational wage structures are vital to an organization’s fiscal health. In order to establish such a wage structure, the company must first create a job hierarchy. Doing so has 2 basic steps: analyzing jobs and evaluating those jobs. This course will focus on the first step: analyzing jobs. The final product of job analysisjob descriptionsare used in many personnel tasks, including establish fair hiring and pay practices.

Today’s HR professional acts as a consultant to his/her organization. Not understanding salary administration cripples your ability to serve your organization. This course is critical, for the total compensation package must include a balance between salary and benefits. Agents and consultants must understand how to control both costs.