What is a person specification

1. Definition of person specification

Nature of a person specification is a profile of knowledge, skills, abilities, experience and aptitudes which a candidate should have in order to fill the post.

2. Definition of person specification ofWikipedia

“The person specification is an extension of the job description. It is a profile of the type of person needed to do a job and is produced along with a job description following a job analysis”.

3. Different of job specification and person specification

Meaning of person specification is different from job specification. It include:

  • Person specification will correlate with the job specification, and must not include any requirements which are not necessary for the job.
  • Job specification is applicant-oriented and person specification is job-oriented.
  • Job specification must be public to applicants but person specification is not seen by the applicants.

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