Job description provides your first opportunity to connect to candidates suitable for your vacancy. This article aims to give some guidance on how to write a job description.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A job description that is both engaging and inclusive which prompts the best candidates to apply reducing the time taken to fill the vacancy can often prove to be the most effective method. Writing a good job description is simple and straightforward if you follow a few simple rules:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Keep the job title simple, short and to the point.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Don\u2019t\nadvertise for an Electrical Engineer if all you want is someone to complete PAT\ntesting or ask for a chef when what you really need is a kitchen porter!<\/p>\n\n\n\n You need to engage the candidate.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The best job\ndescriptions are professional and relatable. Don\u2019t overuse jargon, ensure that\nthe description is clear and accurate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Explain what the job entails.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Describe the\ntypical day at work. Break the job\nresponsibilities into short clear job duties. So rather than advertising the\nrole as Sales and Marketing manager, if you want someone to look after your\ndigital marketplace, you need to describe the actual specific job\nresponsibilities:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Manage website, blogs, social media and emails<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Measure ROI and KPI<\/p>\n\n\n\n Regularly review and monitor all social media\npresence of the company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It’s important that everyone within the Recruitment cycle is on the same page. So, agree the Job Description with all parties before you start.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Why should someone want your job?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n A candidate will need to be certain that\ntaking a job with your company means that they will benefit in a particular way.\nSo, explain the benefits and perks available. <\/p>\n\n\n\n You might be offering and enhanced holiday\nentitlement, access to training provision, clothing vouchers, travel\nconcessions, childcare options. Whatever it is you need to state it and explain\nwhy it is important.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You also need to clearly state what the role\nwill do in relation to the overall performance of the company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Promote the Company<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Job Description is your opportunity to give the candidate a view of your company\u2019s culture. Make sure that the candidate knows all the reasons why they should join your company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What not to include in Job Descriptions.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Try not to use discriminatory language,\nincorporate your Equal Opportunities Policy by way of disclaimer and try and avoid\nunconscious bias in the language that you use in the Job Description. Try to\nensure that your description is gender neutral where possible and make use of\nthe various tools that exist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Try not to ask for too much. It will put\npeople off answering the advert, so simply state what the role entails and\nexplain the exact nature of the role. Think about what you and your company\nregard as \u2018must-haves\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Try and write the description in a positive way, don\u2019t tell people why they won’t get the job tell them what they need to have to apply for the role, this gives everyone reading a more positive experience and reflects better on\u00a0 the Company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Job Description is an essential tool and\nneeds to be regarded as such. Make it clear, thought provoking and unambiguous\nas to what type of person you require and the qualifications and experience\nthat is needed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Job description provides your first opportunity to connect to candidates suitable for your vacancy. This article aims to give some guidance on how to write a job description. A job description that is both engaging and inclusive which prompts the best candidates to apply reducing the time taken to fill the vacancy can often prove … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1086,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"1","footnotes":""},"categories":[1,12],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/techniquerecruitment.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1080"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/techniquerecruitment.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/techniquerecruitment.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techniquerecruitment.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techniquerecruitment.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1080"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/techniquerecruitment.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1080\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techniquerecruitment.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1086"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/techniquerecruitment.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1080"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techniquerecruitment.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1080"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techniquerecruitment.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1080"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}