Job Description Examples

What should you include in a job description?

Job title: This should state a clear and precise job position, for example such as “Chief Operating Officer”

Job summary: This should be inclusive of a short description of the company followed by the position expectations and job location.

Job responsibilities: This one should include the core duties of a job

Skills and qualifications: Here, you can include requirements such as education, past work experience, any necessary certifications, technical skills, and personal qualities.

Salary and additional benefits: Here, you must specify a certain range of income you can offer to the candidate. Moreover, you should also include any relevant benefits such as the number of annual leaves, medical coverage, provident fund, etc.

Contact details: explain the hiring procedure

What should you not include in a Job Description?

Being mysterious is not something that attracts potential candidates. The job duties and title should be clear enough to describe what is expected of a potential candidate. As a recruiter, you must always mention the necessary documents required for a certain position, such as educational documents, licenses, pay slips for the last job, etc.

Moreover, apart from using gender-neutral language, you must also ensure that there is zero bias in the description of a job. For example, mentioning that you require a salesperson with five years of experience excludes any other young potential talent. Similarly, using terms such as “salesmen” or “saleswomen” is also discriminatory and should ideally be avoided.

Additionally, avoid mentioning unrealistic or impractical tasks as they put off many people who may have been a good addition to the organization otherwise. 

Last but not least, do not make the tone negative even if you do not wish to hire a certain category of individuals. Avoid using sentences such as “people with less than ten years of work experience will not be considered,” as it makes your brand look unfriendly.