Panel of experts :
This method utilises senior job incumbents and superiors with extensive knowledge of the job. To get the job analysis information, the analyst conducts an interview with the group. The interaction of the members during the interview can add insight and detail that the analyst might not get from individual interviews.
Diary method :
Several job incumbents are asked to keep diaries or logs of their daily job activities – according to this method – and record the amount of time spent on each activity. By analysing these activities over a specified period of time, a job analyst is able to record the job’s essential characteristics. However, it is a time consuming and costly exercise in that the analyst has to record entries for a painfully long time.
