"What's My Line?" An Exercise in Job Analysis, Description, and Classification

Abstract

This paper describes an experiential exercise that introduces students to the very important practices--and equally important challenges--of job analysis and description (via the Sentence Analysis Technique) and job classification. The administrative flexibility of this exercise makes it easy to use, and adaptable to large or small Management Principles or Human Resource Administration classes, as an interesting and involving in- class exercise, a take-home assignment, and/or a means of promoting class discussion. This paper contains sufficient information to conduct the exercise as it is described; sources of additional information are also noted.