Defining Job Qualifications

Okay, so you've done some investigation into what the job entails via job analysis and you've decided what you need. These skills and areas of knowledge should then be translated into your job qualifications. You'll want to keep these qualifications in mind as you review applications and interview people for the job. Consider the following in defining your job qualifications:

• experience
• education
• ability
• English language ability
• physical effort ability

Antidiscrimination laws. One important thing to remember as you define job qualifications is that certain federal laws (that apply to businesses with 15 or more employees) and state laws (that may apply to businesses with only one employee) have antidiscrimination laws that place certain restrictions on defining and using job qualifications.

Once you have a handle on what you want in the way of qualifications, you can use the results to create a job description.