what is the difference between a Job and a Position
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Answer / arutirtha@mcnally bharat
Job--it is generic...\
job can be defined from Work structure--job-->description
it is the combination of designation and Role
where as position is combination of name,type,job,org and
location.
it is used to enable the position hierarchy required for PR
and PO.....
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Answer / anil
Job is Generic
Position is Org. unit it belongs to + Job
The compentencies are more or less common to a Job across
the Organization but additional competencies requited for
the position that is relevant to the Org. Unit. That is a
position is Org. unit dependant (Div., Dept., Sect. etc..)
where the job is not.
Eg. Manager can be considered as Job and it need a set of
compentencies.
Finance Manager will have compentenceis in addtion to that
of a Manager (Job)
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Answer / suvi
job ---> is a nick name..
position--> is a real name..
generally most of them asked what r u doing...
eg...u said software engineer
..but few of the people ask..
the position in the company u do..
it tells exact what about you
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Answer / jatin roy
In Job we can not have reporting hierarchy
while in position we can have reporting hierarchy,
also in job we can not control FTE but in position we can control FTE
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Answer / emmanuel odu
job is generic while position is specific to its
role,responsibilities, task and assignments.
for Eg: A Job: Manager,Professor,Developer, Accountant
A Positon: finance manager, asst Prof of
Economics,Jnr Software Developer,Payroll Accountant,(which
is specific to a defined role or task within the
organization)
A Job can have multiple position
e.g Prof of Economics, asst Prof of
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Answer / bhanu pratap
Job is generic while Position is a specific term.
For example software developer is a job while senior,
junior, trainee are positions.
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Answer / pranathi
Job is the set of tasks
Position is the level in an organisation..
Job could be assigned by the virtue of the position...
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