This book guides you systematically through the whole process of writing a job description - ensuring it is clear, accurate and makes a positive contribution to key management tasks. The book includes practical help on: deciding what to include with full-length examples for simple and more complex jobs - defining essential job constituents - maintaining flexibility while avoiding contractual difficulties - using job descriptions to increase the effectiveness of your recruitment, selection, induction and appraisal procedures - tailoring information to assist in job evaluation.