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How & Why to write a job description:

1. Why is a good Job Description Important?

2. How to design it and what important elements to make sure it contains.

Why is a good job description important?

Who does it help?

Anyone who is looking for candidates for you:

Whether it is your HR department, a recruiter or your assistant will benefit.  The better clarification you give them the less of their time will be wasted on unqualified candidates.  

You: 

1. You will waste less of your time because you will be presented with a pool of  candidates that better matches your needs.  

2. It will give you a tool to get all of the decision makers in agreement.  I know of many managers who have found their perfect candidate, only to have the person shot down by their manager or other team members because they don't have the same vision for the position.

3. It will allow you to develop better interview questions.

4. It will allow you to better assess the candidates qualifications.

5. You will make a much better impression on others involved the process.

Other decision makers:

Just as you save your own time by having others in agreement about the position you save their time.  Companies can waste a tremendous amount of time if everyone is not in agreement on what the new employee should be like and what they are expected to be able to accomplish. 

The candidates:

1. The better a candidate understands what you expect, the better they can present their skills and experiences, and ultimately the better decision you can make.   

2. Once a candidate is hired for the position, the job description will give them a written idea of what is expected of them, and a tool for measuring their performance. 

Your Managers:

Once a candidate is hired a good job description will aid the employee's manager in evaluating and training them.  Having a detailed description of what the position is for and what goals you have for it will help keep all involved on track.

As you can see a good job description is extremely important.  It is one more tool that will help you make better hiring decisions as well as keep your employees on track and ultimately happier. 

A position with a well thought out and written job description is easier to fill and ultimately easier to keep filled.  It can make you look like a hiring genius or hiring dunce.   Follow the link below to find out how to write a good description.

BUT HOW DO WE WRITE A GOOD JOB DESCRIPTION?