BNET Business Dictionary
Business Definition for: Job
- a customer order or task of a relatively short duration
- a position of employment
- a batch of work that undergoes a specific action through a workstation or workshop
Wiktionary Definition for: Job
- #A task.
- Ex:''I've got a job for you - could you wash the dishes?''
- #An economic role for which a person is paid.
- Ex:''His job is as a plumber.''
- to work
- (''professional wrestling slang'') In professional wrestling, to take the loss.
Additional Resources
- Job Design
- Job design involves envisioning and defining specification of work system related to a particular job. It addresses issues like the methodology of doing the job, the person responsible for doing the job, and the place of accomplishing the job. The activity of job design helps in making the prevailing jobs...
- Presentations 2003-01-01
- An Overview of Job Descriptions
- The article says that a job description may describe duties, skills, effort, responsibilities of the job, environmental and working conditions specific to the job, as well as the education and experience required performing the job. A job description is a written statement stating the main objective of a job, its...
- White papers 2002-08-28
- Job Listings: Cracking The Code
- If you've ever looked at a job listing and thought, "I'd be perfect for this job, if only...," you understand the discouragement a lot of job seekers feel. When it comes to meeting the qualifications for a job, is there any flexibility? That depends on the employer, but in most...
- White papers 2007-09-24
- Individual Performance And Job Design
- Job design involves envisioning and defining specification of work systems related to a particular job. It is an activity to ensure that people and other resources are effectively and efficiently utilized. Job design is undertaken keeping in mind job satisfaction and performance. The behavioral approaches to job design include the...
- Presentations 2003-01-01
- High Performance Job Designs
- Job design is the process by which plan and specify job related tasks. It addresses issues like the methodology of doing the job, the person responsible for doing the job, and the place of accomplishing the job. The primary aim of job design is to ensure that people and other...
- Presentations 2003-01-01
- HR Guide to the Internet:Job Analysis: Overview
- Job Analysis is a process to identify and determine in detail the particular job duties and requirements and the relative importance of these duties for a given job. Job Analysis is a process where judgements are made about data collected on a job. Read the article to know more about...
- White papers 1999-01-01
- Think You Have Job Search Savvy?
- When you, as a job seeker, are asked the most common, and toughest, interview question, "Tell me about yourself," your answer can make or break you as a candidate. Usually job seekers will respond with their "30 second commercial," and then elaborate on their background. Think you've got job hunting...
- White papers 2007-09-24
- Job Placement Counselor
- The Job Placement Counselor job description template includes the following job summary: To develop job placement openings through contacts with business leaders. To test, counsel, and place students and graduates in appropriate positions and monitor their job performances. Additional information available includes essential job functions, additional responsibilities, and education and...
- Tools & templates 2007-09-09
- Making Sense Of The Job Offer
- Taking up a job offer in a company entails several prior considerations. They include the assortment of benefits promised, job location, cost of living in the job location, and potential for growth in the job offered. Deciding on the pros and cons of the job assignment and challenges involved therein...
- Presentations 2003-01-01
- Job Assessor: Which Job Is More For You
- Do you want to assess which job is best fit for you? Then use this tool and rate the attributes of any job to draw your conclusion.
- Tools & templates 2008-01-01
- HR Guide to the Internet:Job Evaluation: Methods: Classification
- Jobs are classified into an existing grade/category structure or hierarchy. Each job is assigned to the grade/category providing the closest match to the job. The classification of a position is decided by comparing the whole job with the appropriate job-grading standard. To ensure equity in job grading and wage rates...
- White papers 1999-01-01
- Design Of Work Systems
- Job design involves envisioning and defining specification of work system related to a particular job. It addresses issues like the methodology of doing the job, the person responsible for doing the job, and the place of accomplishing the job. The activity of job design helps in making the prevailing jobs...
- Presentations 2003-01-01
- Job Instructor
- The Job Instructor job description template includes the following job summary: An hourly-rated job in which the incumbent teaches trainees or other employees on the job under regular operating conditions or in classroom settings. The term does not apply to employees working on jobs wherein the basic duties contain the...
- Tools & templates 2007-09-09
- Job Searching In A Slow Economy: Getting A Job In A Tough Market Is No Easy Task, So Planning And Strategizing Are Crucial
- The job market for chemistry professionals continues to be a difficult one, and anyone who has conducted a job search is familiar with the emotional roller-coaster that accompanies it. The still-tight job market comes with just one guarantee: It will take many interviews to land a new job. E-mail and...
- White papers 2004-11-01
- Job Recruiter
- The Job Recruiter job description template includes the following job summary: To recruit, interview, and screen job candidates to fill company openings by visits to college campuses, consultation with personnel agencies, and contacts within the larger community. Additional information available includes essential job functions, additional responsibilities, and education and experience...
- Tools & templates 2007-09-09
- Top 10 Online Job Search Tips
- While the popularity of online job boards puts millions of jobs at one's fingertips, it has also made the job applicant pool that much bigger. For this reason, national job search sites and the Internet as a whole have gotten a bad rap from some industry professionals as an ineffective...
- White papers 2007-09-24
- Finding Your Dream Job
- Finding Your Dream JobMy dream job~It takes me about 40 minutes to go to work. It's been a couple of months to think about changing my job while traveling on the subway for 1 hr and 20 mins every sigle day. It became my normal life. Going to work, thinking...
- Discussion threads 2007-05-28
- Vocational Rehabilitation Job Developer Job Description
- The Vocational Rehabilitation Job Developer job description template includes the following job summary: To develop job opportunities and placements for candidates from the county's vocational rehabilitation program. Additional information available includes essential job functions, additional responsibilities, and education and experience requirements.
- Tools & templates 2007-09-09
- Job Descriptions: Why Effective Job Descriptions Make Good Business Sense
- Effectively developed, job descriptions are communication tools that are significant in your organization's success. Poorly written job descriptions, on the other hand, add to workplace confusion, hurt communication, and make people feel as if they don't know what is expected from them. Job descriptions are written statements that describe the...
- White papers
- Job Analysis
- Job analysis is information about a position to be filled that helps to identify the major job requirements MJR and links them to skills, education, training, etc., needed to successfully perform the functions of that job.
- White papers 1998-11-18
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