There are some methods which are used commonly for job analysis:

• Observation: While a jobholder is doing the job, everything is recorded. It provides an overview of the job, but not the detailsabout the difficulty level.

• Diaries and logs: This is a very useful method to have the details about the job. To keep a diary, a jobholder records every step of the job execution.

• Job analysis interviews: These interviews are carried out with the jobholder by asking and talking about the job or tasks.

• Critical incident technique: This technique focuses on the collection of information about critical incidents that are related to success and failure in a job.

• Repertory grid: It is a highly skilled activity including good or poor job performance. The names of three people are written on cards, each distinguished as a good or poor performer. By choosing the cards, a discussion is held about the differences and similarities between the poor and good performers.