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Knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics required for a job are listed in the:

A. Job description
B. Job specification
C. Job enlargement
D. Job enrichment
Correct Answer: B. Job specification

When an organization seeks to fill a position, it needs to understand both what the job entails and what kind of person is required to perform it successfully. These two aspects are captured in distinct documents resulting from job analysis.

The document that lists the knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics (KSAOs) required for a job is called a job specification. It focuses on the human attributes and qualifications an individual must possess to perform the job effectively. In contrast, a job description outlines the duties, responsibilities, and working conditions of the job itself. Job enlargement involves increasing the number of tasks in a job, while job enrichment adds more challenging and meaningful tasks; both are job design techniques, not documents listing KSAOs. Therefore, job specification is the correct answer.

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