Comment by Alasdair Murray on November 1, 2011 at 1:05pm

People get confused between the term 'job description' and job post. In the Uk at least a job description is an internal document compiled by the employer. A checklist if you will of the role and its responsibilities and the person spec of skills and experience needed to do that job. it is not, and should not be treated as a sales tool. It's merely an inventory. A job post or job ad on the other hand should take the relevant elements contained within a job description and. together with the brief a recruiter has obtained from the client, go about selling the job. Here is some advice I wrote a while back about what to consider when compiling a job ad/post, NOT a job description. Fill your boots by all means.  http://www.articlesbase.com/recruitment-articles/top-tips-for-writi...

Comment by FREYJA P. on November 2, 2011 at 3:14pm

 

Thanks Alasdair - agree! Any employer can post a laundry list of "job duties" but it's up to us to see the position.

And do it in a way that separates us from same old same old out there....Every position has a primary "hook"that will bring the best candidates for it your way.

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