From the course: Recruiting Foundations

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Creating effective job postings

Creating effective job postings

From the course: Recruiting Foundations

Creating effective job postings

- The difference between a clear and compelling job posting that attracts, or one that is filled with unnecessary requirements and lots of jargon can be the difference between filling a job today or a week from now. Who writes the job postings in your organization? Whether it's a specific person in HR, talent management, the hiring manager, or you, the recruiter, the job posting should follow a few guidelines. What do you do if you don't have control over the job posting? Then it's time to put those influencing skills to work and have a conversation with the person that does. As you are aware, the terms job description and job posting are used interchangeably, but there is a slight technical difference. A job description is the longer, more detailed document that provides the full details of the job. A job posting is the ad, the document that you copy and paste onto job boards, and it's usually a shorter and more summarized version of the job description. Which of these job posting…

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