Selecting Team Members cont'd

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Freedom from Bias

Full-Time Commitment

Anyone selected as a TTJA team member must be technically competent and

perceived as an expert in the job being analyzed. Individuals selected should be highly

skilled in their job and should be aware of current developments and needs in the field.

Many years of employment does not necessarily qualify a person as a competent TTJA

team member. Generally, the immediate supervisor of the workers can identify the most

technically competent individuals.

Individuals selected should be full-time employees in the job that is to be analyzed.

This helps enure their knowledge of and familiarity with all aspects of the job. Some of

the people may be supervisors, as long as they are directly supervising the workers whose

jobs are being analyzed. Supervisors who have had recent practioner-level experience in

the job can provide useful insights into the job being analyzed and continuity to the

process. However, no more than 20% of the team should be supervisors.

If the job to be analyzed is diversified, the team members should be selected for

occupational representativeness. To the maximum extent possible, the make-up of the

team should reflect the actual employment situation for the job being analyzed.

Team members must possess communication skills, since they must be able to

describe the tasks they perform. Some highly skilled workers are either unable or

extremely reluctant to interact in a group setting. To be effective contributors, team

members should be reasonably articulate in order to explain what they do in a precise and

accurate way. Because the TTJA process involves brainstorming and consensus seeking,

the team members must be able to listen respectfully to the views of others and

participate effectively in group discussions.

Each member should be a team player who believes in the TTJA approach to job

analysis and who desires to participate in the process. This excludes people who are

"sent" without explanation or are simply assigned by their supervisor to "fill a seat" on the