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Better System?
In the end, the arguments in favor of O*NET are generally attacks on the DOT:
- The DOT was created for a workplace that has disappeared.
- The DOT's 12,761 positions exist because writers were paid based on the number of descriptions written.
- The DOT is too costly to maintain and requires far too much in the way of job analysis.
- The modern workplace is filled with interchangeable tasks (fluid positions).
- Work is no longer easily defined in specific job titles or descriptions.
Memory Jogger
O*NET is best understood by using it. Use the Occupation Keyword Search to search for the job, "Bakers," at www.onetonline.org. On the "Bakers" page, scroll down to Related Occupations. According to O*NET, a related occupation to "Bakers" is:
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