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Job Description Template
Whether you are just hiring your first employee or have been trying to find the right talent for months, having an attractive job description is extremely important. A job description is often the very first impression you will make to a potential hire, and therefore it is vital that you put your best foot forward.
While I offer services for companies who want to take their job descriptions to the next-level, the advice in my two blog posts on this topic and the free template, example, and guidelines below are more than enough to get you well on your way to finding the best people to work with!
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About Job Descriptions (and this template):
Job descriptions are often the first impression a potential candidate has of your company.
If you are trying to attract the best talent you can, it is in your best interest to spend time making your job description clear, concise, and inclusive.
This template specifically leaves a few things out:
No GPA requirements
No soft skills
No recommended or preferred skills
The deliberate choice to leave these things out increases clarity and increases the amount of diverse candidates you will attract. Why?
GPA requirements favor those who didn’t have to work through their education, or who had full support in one way or another.
Soft skills are often vague and confusing, and also inherently implied. Things like being able to communicate and collaborate as a team are redundant.
Under-represented groups are unlikely to apply for roles unless they meet 100% of all qualifications. White men, however, will apply even if they only meet 60% of the qualifications. To increase the amount of diversity of thought in your talent pool, leave the nice-to-haves for your recruiters to worry about.
On top of all of that, if you want a candidate to actually read your full job description, it needs to be shorter than a college thesis. Make your first impression count!
