Marjorie has joined the HR department of Thomas Johnson Inc. as an intern. The organization plans on giving all newly hired site engineers copies of their job descriptions to help them understand what the organization expects of them. Marjorie has been given the task of conducting job analyses and creating job descriptions for the site engineers. Which of the following should Marjorie consider while creating the job descriptions?
a. Job descriptions do not include the job title.
b. Job descriptions focus on the qualities or requirements a person performing a job must possess.
c. Job descriptions contain only a brief statement that represents the set of responsibilities.
d. Job descriptions are lists of the knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics that an individual must have to perform a job.
e. Job descriptions contain detailed specifications of the tasks involved in carrying out each duty.