The Handbook of Model Job Descriptions / Edition 1

by Barry Cushway

Overview

Providing over 200 job descriptions and updated to take account of the new Age Discrimination legislation, this book is the most comprehensive and up-to-date resource available to create meaningful descriptions for your employees.

This book offers a unique time-saving approach in the form of a 'job description builder' which allows you to select featured job elements and build a complete and well-structured job description. Divided into two parts, the first enables quick and easy assembly and personalization of any job description, across a wide range of sectors such as administration and management, finance and accountancy, and human resources. Part Two allows you to select from hundreds of job elements, such as providing care and guidance, client relations, and project management.

This edition provides online access to each job description so you can personalize them to suit your own circumstances, saving hours of valuable time.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780749452247
Publisher:	Kogan Page, Ltd.
Publication date:	03/25/2008
Edition description:	Revised Edition
Pages:	392
Product dimensions:	6.42(w) x 9.49(h) x 1.18(d)

About the Author

Barry Cushway is an independent HR consultant and Personal Advisor to the Institute of Directors.He is also the author of The Employer's Handbook, published by Kogan Page.

Table of Contents

** Chapter - 00: Introduction; * Section - ONE: Job descriptions; ** Chapter - 01: Administration and management; ** Chapter - 02: Engineering and production; ** Chapter - 03: Estates and surveying; ** Chapter - 04: Finance and accountancy; ** Chapter - 05: Financial services; ** Chapter - 06: Human resources/personnel; ** Chapter - 07: Information technology; ** Chapter - 08: Legal; ** Chapter - 09: Leisure services; ** Chapter - 10: Library and information services; ** Chapter - 11: Public relations and media; ** Chapter - 12: Purchasing and stores; ** Chapter - 13: Research and development (R&D) and science; ** Chapter - 14: Sales and marketing; ** Chapter - 15: Secretarial and clerical; ** Chapter - 16: Transport and distribution; ** Chapter - 17: Voluntary sector; * Section - TWO: Job elements; ** Chapter - 18: Providing advice and guidance; ** Chapter - 19: Customer/client relations; ** Chapter - 20: Management of finance and budgets; ** Chapter - 21: Project management; ** Chapter - 22: Research and development; ** Chapter - 23: Strategy development; ** Chapter - 24: Supervision and management

Editorial Reviews

"Fear not. The task of writing pointless job descriptions could be a thing of the past — because someone has written a book packed full of them." — The Daily Telegraph (UK)

"Will help managers in redesigning jobs, training, performance assessment and more." — The Midwest Book Review

"Creating job descriptions can be a costly and onerous undertaking for any manager.  This book simplifies the process." - Abstracts of Public Administration, Development, and Environment

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