job description


noun
  1. an abstract of a job analysis containing the classification of and requirements for a job, used in hiring and placing prospective employees.

Origin of job description

1
First recorded in 1955–60

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British Dictionary definitions for job description

job description

noun
  1. a detailed written account, agreed between management and worker, of all the duties and responsibilities which together make up a particular job

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