职位描述又叫职位界定，对经过职位分析得到的关于某一特定职位的职责和工作内容进行的一种书面记录其成果叫工作说明书（job description），日文中工作描述就是给工作画像，是把工作所具有的一些特征用白描的手法写下来。
Job description is also called job definition. It is a written record of the responsibilities and work content of a specific position obtained through job analysis. The result is called job description. In Japanese, job description is a portrait of the job. Write down some characteristics of the work using line drawing.
职位描述与岗位规范的结果是一个规范的职务说明书。它主要包括八项具体内容信息：
职务基本信息，职务目的，管理权限，工作关系，责任范围与影响程度，工作业绩衡量标准，任职的基本要求和高绩效的要求，薪资收入标准与变化的条件与要求等。
这八个方面是企业对职务（岗位）的要求与规范，也是员工需要认真遵守和考核的基本标准。同时，通过梳理和描述定位，我们也能够为以后准确的定位该职务在组织中的相对价值以及职务评估考核和招聘奠定理性的参考。也为组织的目标落实在岗位提供明确的标准与基础。
主要内容
主要包括工作名称、工作职责、任职条件、工作所要求的技能，工作对个性的要求也可以写在工作说明书中。
从大方面来分，包含：岗位职责和任职要求。
岗位职责：反映的是一个岗位所要求的需要去完成的工作内容以及应当承担的责任范围。
任职要求：指的是是完成该职位工作内容所要求的最低任职资格及在此基础上能够具备的理想条件。它由两部分组成：行为能力与素质要求。行为能力包括知识、技能和经验等；素质要求则是指任职人员的个性、兴趣偏好、价值观、人生观等。
工作说明书描述的对象是工作本身，而与从事这项工作的人无关。
The result of the job description and job specifications is a standardized job description. It mainly includes eight pieces of specific content information:
Basic job information, job purpose, management authority, working relationships, scope of responsibilities and degree of influence, work performance measurement standards, basic requirements for the position and high performance requirements, salary and income standards and changing conditions and requirements, etc.
These eight aspects are the company’s requirements and specifications for positions (positions), and they are also the basic standards that employees need to strictly abide by and evaluate. At the same time, by sorting out and describing the positioning, we can also lay a rational reference for accurately positioning the relative value of the position in the organization, as well as job evaluation, assessment and recruitment. It also provides clear standards and foundation for the implementation of organizational goals in positions.
Main Content
It mainly includes the job title, job responsibilities, job conditions, and skills required by the job. The personality requirements of the job can also be written in the job description.
From a broad perspective, it includes: job responsibilities and job requirements.
Job Responsibilities: Reflects the work content that needs to be completed and the scope of responsibilities that a position requires.
Job requirements: refers to the minimum qualifications required to complete the job content of the position and the ideal conditions that can be met on this basis. It consists of two parts: behavioral capabilities and quality requirements. Behavioral abilities include knowledge, skills and experience, etc.; quality requirements refer to the personality, interests and preferences, values, outlook on life, etc. of the personnel.
A job description describes the job itself, not the person who performs the job.
