Three Basic Job Evaluation Methods
Job Evaluation Methods
There are three basic methods of job evaluation: (1) ranking, (2) classification, (3) factor comparison. While many variations of these methods exist in practice, the three basic approaches are described here.
Ranking Method
Perhaps the simplest method of job evaluation is the ranking method. According to this method, jobs are arranged from highest to lowest, in order of their value or merit to the organization. Jobs also can be arranged according to the relative difficulty in performing them. The jobs are examined as a whole rather than on the basis of important factors in the job; and the job at the top of the list has the highest value and obviously the job at the bottom of the list will have the lowest...show more content...
Pay will be assigned in this method by comparing the weights of the factors required for each job, i.e., the present wages paid for key jobs may be divided among the factors weighed by importance (the most important factor, for instance, mental effort, receives the highest weight). In other words, wages are assigned to the job in comparison to its ranking on each job factor.
The steps involved in factor comparison method may be briefly stated thus:

Select key jobs (say 15 to 20), representing wage/salary levels across the organization. The selected jobs must represent as many departments as possible.
Find the factors in terms of which the jobs are evaluated (such as skill, mental effort, responsibility, physical effort, working conditions, etc.).
Rank the selected jobs under each factor (by each and every member of the job evaluation committee) independently.
Assign money value to each factor and determine the wage rates for each key job.
The wage rate for a job is apportioned along the identified factors.
All other jobs are compared with the list of key jobs and wage rates are determined.
An example of how the factor comparison method works is given below:
Table: Merits and Demerits of Factor Comparison Method
Merits
Demerits
Analytical and objective.
Reliable and valid as each job is Get
EVALUATION DATA RESEARCH

Qualitative research seeks to answer the "why" and not the "how" of the research project that is being conducted, this is done through a complex system of analyzing unstructured information such as survey's , questionnaires, interviews, interview transcripts, open end survey's, focus groups, observations, emails, notes, video's, feed back forms and photo's; most of the time a qualitative report won't depend on statistical evidence alone it must be accompanied by detailed facts and proven facts and not hypotheses or in accurate data, this can lead to misunderstanding of data findings and can through the whole aim of the research project off and waste valuable time.
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According to (Bamberger, et, al, 2006) the purpose of the interview is to elicit information about and from the stakeholders experience, perceptions, and meanings, this is critical in a qualitative research project it helps to understand what is being asked of the stakeholder. Interview data also incorporates the stakeholders personal perspective, and gives confirmation of the data through direct observation, or from other stakeholders involved in the research project; by eliciting the input of observation data this helps to confirm to the researcher the intent of the stakeholder, it also shows their behavior, and their personal meaning. Documentary and artifactual data includes texts, photos, and other tangible items from the site that they are being collected from, analyzed and reviewed. By reviewing the documents artifacts and materials of a culture provides the researcher with an unobtrusive method of gaining information and may offer other forms of information that's unavailable from any other data source. According to (Bamberger, et, al, 2006) journals, artifacts, photo's and artwork may provide information of occurrences that have happened before the evaluators arrival. As in all research projects documents and artifacts include the perspective and the biases of their human creator, therefore each item must be considered
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Factors/Explanation of a Job Evaluation Scheme: A job evaluation scheme is "a method to determine the value of each job in relation to all jobs within the organization." A job evaluation process is useful because sometimes job titles can be misleading– either unclear or unspecific– and in large organizations it's impossible for those in HR to know each job in detail. The use of job evaluation techniques depends on individual circumstances. Job evaluation is often used when: establishing the relative value or size of jobs or roles, providing as objective as possible a basis for placing jobs or roles within a grade structure, making certain that consistent decisions will be made about grading jobs or roles, and certifying that...show more content...
Job descriptions should, however, enable jobs to be assessed according to a common standard, and the people responsible for the preparation of the job descriptions should be trained in the importance of ensuring that these do not omit aspects of women's jobs nor over–emphasize those job characteristics which are missing from jobs typically performed by women. Different job titles should reflect differences in the work being done. Job evaluation schemes can also take the form of analytical schemes. An analytical scheme in contrast to a non–analytical scheme has a completely different rationale. An analytical scheme breaks a job down into different components based on specific criteria. These criteria are awarded a points value based on a pre–determined weighted value. They are then placed in ranking ordering. This rationale is different than the non–analytical method because this method leaves little room for error. Analytical methods are the most effective of the job evaluation schemes because so much time and effort is put into first breaking down the jobs, and then deciding on a rating scale for each of the criteria. An example of an analytical scheme is the point method. The point method focuses on breaking the jobs down into specific
