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1. Why is a job description important within the organization?

2. How does a job description help organize and align an organization's infrastructure?

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This solution discusses why a job description is important within an organization and how a job description helps to organize and align an organization's infrastructure. It includes examples and helpful links.

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A job description is important within the organization to define job duties, and the parameters of the job. It lets the employee and his manager, as well as co-workers have a definite sense of what is expected of him. Job descriptions are also useful for employee recruitment and selection. Once hired, an employee can be orientated and trained based on the scope of the job description. Job descriptions ...

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