What Are Job Descriptions

question 34

Multiple Choice

What are job descriptions?

• A) written documents that list the different duties, tasks, and responsibilities that make up a job including the skills, knowledge and competencies required to be successful in the job
• B) written documents that list the performance standards required to successfully complete a job
• C) written documents that list the educational background and skills required to do the job
• D) written documents that list the work experience required to do a job including the duties, tasks and responsibilities that make up the job

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Definitions:

Welland Canal

A ship canal in Canada, connecting Lake Ontario and Lake Erie, facilitating navigation and trade by bypassing Niagara Falls.

Ballast Water

Water carried in ships' ballast tanks to improve stability and balance, which, when discharged, can introduce invasive aquatic species to new environments.

Autonomy

The degree to which a job provides the employee with the freedom, independence, and discretion to schedule their work and determine how it is done.

Responsibility

The state or fact of having a duty to deal with something or of having control over someone.