A systematic process for establishing the relative value/worth of jobs within an organisation (or internal relativity) The process by which the 'size' of the job is determined usually by defining the jobs according to certain agreed factors (such as know-how, span of control, complexity etc) and applying a score to each factor Usually, the greater the evaluation score, the larger and more accountable the job and the higher the salary  
A system wherein a hierarchy of jobs is created based on such factors as: skill level, responsibility, experience level, time/effort, etc Job evaluation is most often used to arrive at a rational system of wage differentials between jobs or classes of jobs
The process for determining the relative worth of a position within an organization based on the factors valued by the organization The end result of job evaluation process is the assignment of jobs to some form of a pay hierarchy
A rational, orderly, and systematic judgment of how important each job is to the firm and how each job should be compensated
A systematic assessment of job content It establishes the worth of a job in terms of salary or wage compared to other jobs Many elaborate schemes have been developed and applied with varying degrees of success While some structure is necessary on a project, pay is more likely to be governed by market conditions, scarcity, individual knowledge, performance or trade agreements These factors generally also recognize such project aspects as higher stress, cyclical work loading and potential for termination upon completion See also Job Description
A method for determining the relative value or worth of a job to the organization so that individuals who perform it can be appropriately compensated
comparison between one occupation and other occupations in order to determine the salary of workers in that field
The formal process of assigning a job to an evaluated pay grade through formal job evaluation procedures This is a process of internal comparison of jobs, one to another, within Vanderbilt
A formal process by which management assigns jobs to grades, pay bands, or pay ranges according to some pre-established method
the process of determining the value of a particular set of duties and responsibilities in relation to other jobs in the organization This begins with job analysis and involves the process of measuring jobs using pre-determined criteria and procedures (See "Compensable Factors" in the glossary )