How to write online job descriptions
By
writing and posting a job description online, you
can attract potential candidates to apply for the
advertised job.
It is important to properly
construct your job description to give out the
relevant information to viewers and to make them
want to apply for the job........
A Tough Job!
An
online job description can help you locate the
best candidate. However, it can be a tough task
writing down all your needs into a few sentences.
Here are the most important things you may want to
include.
The job
description
First
on the job description, list the title of the
position you are seeking. This will get the people
who are interested in that career field to read
the whole ad. Also include the address of the
company.
Make
sure to use part of the job description to
highlight the core benefit of working for your
company to attract the high
quality job seekers out there.
Let them know
clearly why
they would like working for your company. Is your
company poised to grow tremendously in the near
future? Do you have a particularly friendly
workplace environment? Is your company well known
for it's great fringe benefit employee package? Such information can
attract your viewers attention and get them
reading more......
Responsibilities
Next,
explain
the most important job duties and responsibilities
in the job description.
Here you need to state the particular qualities you are looking for in
your future employee. Give details on the
behavioral competencies you are looking for in the
right candidate, in addition to the technical
skills required to succeed at the job.
Educational
qualifications
You
also need to list the basic education level required on the
job description, for example a high school diploma
or a bachelor‘s degree in accounting. You can
use a preferred keyword in your job requirement
section to explain what you are looking for, yet
not reject other candidates who may be right for
the job even without that particular knowledge or
quality.
Special requirements
If
there are any special requirements such as a valid
driver's license or an online portfolio, write
that down. Also if you require flexible working
hours and weekend work, you should add that to the
job description.
In addition, list your contact
information such as email address and phone
number.
The
details in your online job description will depend
on the type of position you are looking to fill.
If you are looking for a computer scientist you
can focus on the technical knowledge required. If
you are looking for a salesperson, you can focus
more on communication skills.
Don't
be boring...and sound human
If
you sound excited in your job description, it can
get the candidate excited about the job also.
Remember that you have to advertise your job to
make it sell. Just as a candidate writing a resume
is looking to sell himself, so should your job
description be looking to sell the job at hand.
Don't
forget keywords
For
online job descriptions it is especially important
to use lots of keywords. Since your ad will reside
in a database, when a viewer searches for a
related job term your ad should show up.
So make sure it is keyword-related.
Review
it
Before
you submit your job description have people in
your company review it, so that they can spot if
you missed any relevant information. Then submit
your online job description and watch the resumes
pile in.
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