# job analysis
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5:03What is job analysis (and why is it so painful)?Kate Young: Right. So, job analysis, it's quite an old process. It's probably been around 30 or 40 years at least, if not predating the Second World War. It is a process by which you define the duties, responsibilities, EP 287 · 26 Mar 2026·interview· 5:03–6:276:27Is job analysis still relevant in the age of ChatGPT?Kate Young: I think it's even more relevant, but you're right to challenge on the pace part, because there are so many choices out there in how you hire. Everybody knows what a CV is, an interview is, and that has been aEP 287 · 26 Mar 2026·interview· 6:27–9:399:39Kate's favourite job analysis storyKate Young: 100%. It is absolutely hugely time-consuming. I'll share with you my kind of favorite job analysis story from days gone by. It was pre-pandemic, so probably about 2016. My alarm had failed to go off that mornEP 287 · 26 Mar 2026·interview· 9:39–14:354:41Where to start instead: understand the roleAl Elliott: Before we go any further, can you just give us an idea of, for people like me who don't really understand what predictors are, so can you give an example of a predictor? Leanne Elliott: Yeah. So, job intervieEP 04 · 19 Jul 2022·other· 4:41–6:563:53Why the nature of the role changes everythingLeanne Elliott: I think it depends on the nature of the role, and that's the number one thing you have to really think about and assess before you even put together a job description or even dream about advertising for aEP 03 · 15 Jul 2022·other· 3:53–5:1310:53Step 1 — Define the role properly (job analysis)Leanne Elliott: Sure. So, the, the process for recruitment really is, I guess it, it might be turning on its head perhaps what feels intuitive, but the first thing you need to really understand is the role that you're reEP 03 · 15 Jul 2022·other· 10:53–18:45
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