👉    Observation Method

HR specialists can use this strategy to watch employees in their regular activities. Because it is
based on first-hand experience, data gathered via observation is extremely helpful and
dependable.

An employee is observed and all of his or her completed and uncompleted tasks, fulfilled and
unfulfilled obligations and duties, techniques, approaches, and skills utilized to do various
chores, and mental or emotional competence to handle obstacles and hazards are all recorded by
a job analyst. However, while it appears to be one of the simplest approaches for analyzing a
certain work, it is actually the most challenging.

It is owing to the fact that everyone observes things in their own unique way. Different people
have different perspectives and interpret the data differently. As a result, the process may be
tainted by human biases or preferences, and the outcomes may not be authentic. This mistake
may be prevented if the job analyst or whomever will be doing the job analysis procedure is
properly trained (managementstudyguide.com, 2022).

Direct observation, Work Methods Analysis, and Critical Incident Technique are three
methodologies used in this method. The first way is direct observation and recording of an
employee's behavior in various settings. The second is for assembly-line or manufacturing
employees and incorporates the study of time and motion. The third step entails determining the
work behaviors that lead to best performance (managementstudyguide.com, 2022).


Observation still has some disadvantages, such as:

         Distortion of information if an employee is aware of the observation.
         Awareness may influence the work output during the observation.
         Not all job duties and reactions can be observed in the set time frame.
         Higher managerial and executive positions may be hard to observe fully.
          (Danial, 2020)

When an employee is aware that they are being evaluated, they will work harder, but it will still
provide a great foundation for the evaluation to determine how effectively the position is being
performed.


References

Danial, M., 2020. ajobthing.com. [Online]
Available at: https://www.ajobthing.com/blog/hr-guide-job-analysis-and-its-methods
[Accessed 17 04 2022].

managementstudyguide.com, 2022. managementstudyguide.com. [Online]
Available at: https://www.managementstudyguide.com/job-analysis-methods.htm                      [Accessed 17 04 2022].

Comments

  1. sisirachandrasiriApril 23, 2022 at 12:33 AM

    Job Analyst Job Analysis Data and information required for job analysis are collected by monitoring the selected jobs when the relevant clients are actually performing Job Analyzer Job Analyzer Job Analytical Job There are various strategies that can be used to better monitor and retrieve data and information. This is a good overview

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    1. AMILA ATHUGALAApril 23, 2022 at 11:00 AM

      Companies using these kind of methods to success their goals,but all these methods always depend on the ongoing situation & employee group or departments.

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  2. Anuradha Charuni RathnayakeMay 3, 2022 at 12:58 AM

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  3. Anuradha Charuni RathnayakeMay 6, 2022 at 11:27 AM

    Agreed with you, With direct observation, a trained job analyst can gain first-hand knowledge and information about the job being analyzed.

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