JOB DESCRIPTION is an organized factual statement of job contents in the form of duties and responsibilities of a specific job. The preparation of job description is very important before a vacancy is advertised. It tells in brief the nature and type of job. This type of document is descriptive in nature and it constitutes all those facts which are related to a job such as :
1.       Title/ Designation of job and location in the concern.
2.       The nature of duties and operations to be performed in that job.
3.       The nature of authority- responsibility relationships.
4.       Necessary qualifications that are required for job.
5.       Relationship of that job with other jobs in a concern.
6.       The provision of physical and working condition or the work environment required in performance of that job.
Advantages of Job Description
a.       It helps the supervisors in assigning work to the subordinates so that he can guide and monitor their performances.
b.       It helps in recruitment and selection procedures.
c.       It assists in manpower planning.
d.       It is also helpful in performance appraisal.
e.       It is helpful in job evaluation in order to decide about rate of remuneration for a specific job.
f.       It also helps in chalking out training and development programmes.