Difference between job description and job specification.

a) Job Description is a descriptive statement that describes the role, responsibility, duties, and scope of a particular job. Job Specification states the minimum qualifications required for performing a particular job.

b) The job description is a summary of what an employee will do after getting selected. Conversely, Job Specification is a statement showing what a person must possess for getting selected.

c) Job Description contains designation, place of work, scope, working hours, responsibilities, reporting authority, salary range, and so on. On the other hand, Job Specification contains educational qualifications, experience, skills, knowledge, age, abilities, work orientation factors, etc.

Lastly Job Description and Job Specification are the most important statements in Human resource Management. Detailed knowledge of these two statements helps HR managers to select and appoint the right employee to the right job which results in an increase of individual and organizational efficiency.