Job Satisfaction Canvas Analysis: Understanding Job Satisfaction

This assignment presents a Job Satisfaction Canvas analysis, focusing on an IT support professional within the healthcare industry. The canvas explores various aspects of the individual's work life, including skills, abilities, personality traits, interests, and the nature of their tasks. The analysis delves into the fit between the individual's characteristics and their job role, highlighting strengths like technical skills, programming knowledge, and communication abilities. The assignment also examines the individual's motivations, values, and interactions with colleagues and clients. It identifies factors contributing to job satisfaction, such as the opportunity to contribute to the healthcare system and learn new skills. The analysis also discusses the work-life balance, salary, and the value the individual aims to offer, concluding with a reflection on the gap between current and ideal situations. The assignment includes a bibliography of relevant academic sources and appendices with visual representations of the individual's skills and personality traits.

Running head: JOB SATISFACTION CANVAS
JOB SATISFACTION CANVAS
Name of the student:
Name of the university:
Author Note:

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Name: (To be filled by the student)
Your skills and
abilities
 I like debugging
SQL queries
regarding the
projects assigned
to me.
 I like to carry out
the administrative
works associated
with the software
I work on, which
is ‘SAP Business
Objects’.
 I like attending to
the issues of the
clients and grab
knowledge on the
functionality of
the system, trying
to solve those
issues.
The nature of tasks at
your work
The most critical part of
my work is to maintain
the health of the BO
Farm Server where the
reports are stored of
numerous clients so that
they can access their
reports within no time.
The daily routine work
consists of checking
client issues and whether
the farm is working
efficiently.
The complex part of my
work involves developing
unique software packages
that will help the clients
to function on a new
user-friendly interface
such that the work
process of the clients
become easier than
before.
Task -person fit
Skillls and Abilities
Technical Skills
Leadership Skills
Administrative Skills
Creativity
 I have high amount of
technical skills and
programming knowledge
that proves to be very
helpful for my job role.
 With experience in work I
have also gained the
administrative skills
related to the software I
work on.
 However, I do not possess
much leadership skills and
enjoy guidance of my
project manager.
 I also implement my
creativity while dealing
with client issues.
Personality Traits
Patient Hard-working
Extrovert Learner
 I am fit for this job because
I am patient enough and
my job role requires
patience while debugging
Your personality
 I have the
patience to debug
the reporting
queries associated
with my work and
put my effort
unless the issue
gets resolved with
desired output.
 I prefer effective
communication
with the
management and
hence update
them about my
progress of work
on a regular basis.
Furthermore, I
conduct
transparent
communication
with my clients
regarding the

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issues.
 I prefer to do
teamwork because
it helps us to learn
innovative things
from each other
and thus
communicate with
them about
various types of
solutions to
increase my
knowledge.
codes.
 I am a smart-worker rather
than a hard-worker, hence
I am apt in this profile.
 Also, I am a learner and
explore various coding
techniques in developing
the software.
 Since I am an extrovert, I
can deal with my clients
effectively with my
communication skills.
Your interests
 Since I work in a
healthcare
industry, health
and fitness is of
prime importance
to me. Thus, I try
and work on
codes that will
improve the
healthcare system
of various medical
institutes.
 I am getting paid
well by my
organization for
the effort I put in,
hence money is
definitely a
motivating factor
for me to work
with dedication.
People whom you
like to interact with
I like to interact with my
project manager because
he possesses great
knowledge about the
administrative aspects of
the software that we work
on and hence, I get to
learn new things.
People whom you
interact with at work
 I interact with my
co-worker Allen
in case of analysis
workspace issues
where I debug the
report queries and
he is responsible
of Cube
processing.
 I also interact
with my clients
and solve their

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issues regarding
report access.
Value you aim to
offer to people
I aim to work on software
objects that will generate
inventive level healthcare
reports for implementing
advanced technologies in
the healthcare industry.
Value you currently
offer to people
All my team members
including me work on
hospital reports and
matrices for better
diagnosis of the patients,
to ensure them enhanced
medical treatments.
Gap to create Value
The gap lies in implementing the
technologies in various medical
institutes that can adhere to the
software for generating enhanced
reports for patients.
What you Give (Costs
for you)
 I invest on my
petrol expenses to
travel to my work.
 I concentrate fully
on my work
without letting
anything distract
me.
What you get
(benefits to you)
 I earn quite a
handful amount to
support my family
expenses.
 I get to earn
immense respect
from my co-
workers and the
management for
the effort I put in
my work, thus
derive mental
satisfaction from
it.
Equity
The amount of salary is sufficient
in meeting the expenses as well as
provides me with high motivation
to accomplish my job
responsibilities.
Job satisfaction
I am highly motivated to work as an IT support personnel because it helps me to contribute
effectively in resolving the issues of the healthcare system and thus serve the people of my
nation. Moreover, I get to learn new things from my managers as well as my co-workers.
The work-life balance and the salary are the additional benefits from me that keep me
motivated towards my job profile.

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Bibliography
Jalagat, R., 2016. Job performance, job satisfaction, and motivation: A critical review of their
relationship. International Journal of Advances in Management and Economics, 5(6), pp.36-
42.
Octaviannand, R., Pandjaitan, N.K. and Kuswanto, S., 2017. Effect of Job Satisfaction and
Motivation towards Employee's Performance in XYZ Shipping Company. Journal of
Education and Practice, 8(8), pp.72-79.
Russell, M., 2017. The Relationships among Autonomy, Job Satisfaction and Motivation.
Sahito, Z. and Vaisanen, P., 2017. The Diagonal Model of Job Satisfaction and Motivation:
Extracted from the Logical Comparison of Content and Process Theories. International
Journal of Higher Education, 6(3), pp.209-230.

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Appendices
Skillls and Abilities
Technical Skills Leadership Skills Administrative Skills Creativity
Figure 1: Wheel Chart for Skills and Abilities
(Source: Created by Author)
Personality Traits
Patient Hard-working Extrovert Learner
Figure 2: Wheel Chart for Personality Traits
(Source: Created by Author)