The purpose of this experiential exercise is to learn how managers actually use job descriptions in their organizations. First, you will need to get the names and contact information for three to five managers you know either from your work experience or from personal contact. Or ask a professor or someone in the career development office at your school for the names of a few managers. You can contact the managers in person, by e-mail, or on the telephone. Ask each manager what uses they have for job descriptions in their organizations. Also, ask the managers how important job descriptions are for making human resource decisions in their organizations—and follow up one more time by asking them to explain why they think that job descriptions are important (or not). Record the responses and summarize your findings. Be prepared to share your findings with other members of the class. Did you find a diversity of opinion from the managers about how they use job descriptions and how important they find them to be? If you did find a diverse set of responses, what do you think accounted for this variety of opinions?