Question

Sylvia had been working as an executive assistant to the president for nearly 25 years, so when she retired, no one had a good idea of all that her job entailed. Before Sylvia retired, Meaghan sat with her for two weeks to observe her duties and ask her to explain all the functions she performs as executive assistant to the president. Meaghan was performing a(n):

Answer 1

Answer: Job analysis

Explanation:

Job analysis definition:

Job analysis refers to collecting and evaluating information about the functions and the human traits required to perform a particular job and the context at which that performance occurs.

These are usually done in order to fill positions.

It defines the function of each job amongst the group of all other jobs.

Meaghan is actual learning all the functions of this job that was done by Slyvia so that when she leaves she will be able to effectively continue with all the functions that were performed by Slyvia.