What is job analysis Oftentimes job analysis is associated with staffing but how does it relate to compensation Job analysis is one tool that HR professionals and compensation professionals use to create job structures to be used consistently within a company It will contain job content which describes the actual duties tasks and the skills that are needed to perform the job I do think that job analysis is associated with staffing as it seems to be used to be able to find the right person for a specific position It can also be related to compensation as it utilizes SOC The Standard Occupational Classification System SOC identifies 23 major occupational groups which can be used by HR for making compensation decisions It will help because it will outline the skills needed for a position therefore it helps to set the compensation bracket It provides detailed job information which helps HR to compare the job to decide what pay bands it should be listed under Jobs that require higher skills and qualifications should have a higher pay associated with it This tool will help to decide which jobs require these certain skills and qualifications Response 2 According to our textbook by Martocchio 2009 job analysis is a systematic process for gathering documenting and analyzing information in order to describe jobs Job analysis is a very useful tool for HR and is associated with staffing Job analysis describes the duties of the job as well as what is required for the job It is almost similar to a position description but is created based on analysis of the duties It relates to compensation by how the job duties are performed and how well or to what extent the employee performs their duties Reference Martocchio J J 2009 Strategic compensation A human resource management approach 5th ed Upper Saddle River NJ Pearson Education