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2005-12-14
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For instance, while the terms Job and Position frequently are used interchangeably in a colloquial conversation, the two terms have separate and distinct meanings within the human resource management profession.The strict meaning of the term Position is a single, budgeted collection of duties and responsibilities, assigned to a specific work unit and with an assigned work location. A Job is a particular configuration of duties and responsibilities, and the knowledge, skills, abilities, attitudes, behaviors, etc., that are required to perform them, in order for the organization to meet specific work objectives. Thus, a Job serves as a pattern or template for more specifically defined Positions.Staffing processes may be Position-based in that they are focused on filling single, budgeted openings with specific work units. Other staffing processes may be Job-based in that that they are designed to recruit Job/Position Seekers with the knowledge, skills, abilities, etc., required to perform the duties and responsibilities for a Job, which may be a template for variety of underlying Positions with one or many work units. Another related staffing model includes team or project-based staffing, which has a goal filling an aggregate collection of knowledge, skills, and abilities required for a given project.
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