Job Advertisement Analysis Report: Army Public School, Karachi

This report provides an analysis of a job advertisement from the Army Public School in Karachi, evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of the job posting. The analysis considers the required qualifications, experience, and responsibilities for various positions, including teachers and administrative staff. It applies contemporary job design theories, such as the JCM model, to assess the motivational characteristics of the positions. The report also examines recruitment metrics, employer branding, and the impact of organizational practices on attracting suitable candidates. The report references relevant literature on job analysis, recruitment strategies, and employee retention, offering a comprehensive overview of the job advertisement's effectiveness in attracting qualified applicants and maintaining the school's reputation. This analysis is a valuable resource for students and professionals seeking to understand the complexities of job design and recruitment.

Running head: JOB ADVERTISEMENT ANALYSIS
Job advertisement analysis
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Fig: (Chang 2012)
In response to the given advertisement, it can be stated that the strength for this position
lies in APS- COD qualification with prior experience and competency for teaching in the middle
and junior sections of all subjects. The requirement of pre- school was Montessori directresses.
Specific focus was put on the teaching of O level subjects such as Urdu English, Mathematics,
Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Computer Studies. The position was open to either full- time or
visiting faculty. For the position of admin, it was required to have qualification and prior
experience as admin officer, admin supervisors, office assistants and computer lab assistants.

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Additional qualification was required in the form of sound computer knowledge (Primoratz
2013).
Army public school in Karachi is a reputed school in Karachi and therefore, the
individuals applying for the position of teacher needed to be efficient to maintain the good
reputation of the school. As per the contemporary theory of job design, the institution needs to be
at par with the sustainable competitive advantage in the unpredictable market. It will be effective
in the transition process of high involvement of work systems of the recent time. The techniques
involve self- creation and designing of teams by implementing the functions of management. In
that case, the managers need to take the role of a coach and facilitator (Kakadia and DiMAmbro
2004).
According to Wong (2009) there are certain balanced factors related to the process of job
analysis. It is responsible for emerging a sense of personal and work result such as personality,
career stage, physical setting, other jobs in the work setting, uncertainty and demand for job and
resources. With further research, some additional areas of job designing were analyzed such as
social dimensions, processing of information, job complexity, job specialization, problem-
solving, physical demands, work environment and ergonomics and agent feedback. It led to
alternative job analysis results such as creativity, organizational citizenship behaviors and
employee health and welfare.
In relation to the job posting of Army Public School in Karachi, JCM model can be found
applicable as it takes into consideration the motivational characteristics. For a teacher, it is
essential to possess motivational features for leading the students in the right direction. This
particular model has considered self- efficiency, psychological ownership, empowerment, social

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values, social impact and work engagement. It also considers the process of designing jobs for
teamwork. The strengths are dependent on the process of job- constructing, by creating
substantial differences and transformational leadership dimensions. The factors of temporary
employees, culture and new work arrangements are also important in this case (Hay 2008).
As per Aitchinson, Bawden and Gilchrist (2003), the organizational practice of recruiting
affect the type of individuals who are willing to apply for jobs. In that condition, a perfect result
was experienced in terms of sufficient quality and quantity of applicants. Again, positive image
of the institution was left with applicants, which was equal to the spillover effects. A perfect
candidate for the job vacancy in the Army Public School, Karachi will need to have sufficient
knowledge about the specific job position, about the school. At the same time, the applicant will
need to be an effective communicator as the basic criteria and his virtues should positively
reflect in the functions of the school.
Review of existing literature focused on the recruitment metrics, which were categorized
in terms of efficiency orientation and strategies. The parameters included required time to fill,
number of job applicants, number of hires, average cost of hiring. On the other hand, the
strategic recruiting metrics included leader satisfaction, new hire satisfaction, training success,
and time to productivity, job performance, rate of failure and voluntary turnover. All these
factors can be considered as weakness on the part of the job analysis. The job advertisement
should contain appealing message relevant to the applicants. Otherwise, there is a possibility that
the applicant might turn down the job offer. The image of the employer and the school plays a
significant role in the retaining of employees (Gibberd et al. 1991).

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According to Primoratz (2013) an employer brand refers to the institution’s struggle in
helping the existing and skilled workforce to realize the importance of their workplace. For
instance, popular employer brand slogans can be related to Kelloggs, which stated ‘success so
big you can taste it’. A systematic procedure such as job analysis is accountable for determining
the role and responsibilities of the applicant at par with the job position. This job analysis with
relevance to the advertisement of Army Public School in Karachi was well crafted by
maintaining the required techniques and concepts. It was helpful in finding out the strengths and
weaknesses of the job applicants and the urgency of the school in filling the specific position.

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