Job Analysis 101: An Interactive Dive into the Process of Creating Psychometrically Defensible Exam Specifications

I.C.E. Exchange Program Description : What is a job analysis? Ever wondered what it’s like to be a subject matter expert during a job analysis study? Have questions about the process? If so, this is the workshop for you! This Job Analysis 101 workshop is where you'll embark on an exciting journey through the job analysis process! Not only will you have the opportunity to get all your burning questions answered, but you'll also dive into a hands-on mock job analysis.

The purpose of this workshop is for participants to develop a deeper understanding of job analyses. During the workshop, we will introduce the general concept of job analyses, including why and how frequently they should be done, different approaches, and the outcomes.

After introducing job analyses, we will spend a majority of the workshop working through a mock job analysis that is interspersed with the “why” of each step. We will walk the participants through the initial phases of a job analysis, lead them through the survey portion, and have an activity similar to the job analysis meeting that typically occurs after the administration of a survey (assuming one is used). The topic of the job analysis will be a simple, made-up topic to which everyone in the room can relate. This will allow participants to focus on the process and understanding the rationale for each step in the process without becoming caught up in the example content of the mock analysis.

There will be four industry professionals leading the workshop: an Executive Director of a certification program that recently went through a job analysis, a Director of Test Development, a Director of Psychometrics, and a research analyst who regularly works on survey construction. This workshop is activity-based with opportunities throughout the workshop to answer any questions related to job analyses.