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Case: 0042 · Status: in development ·

Write a Job Description

This process is the exact same as writing a CV with a few extra steps.

The most important differences to be aware of:

  1. The background for employers is blue, instead of white.

  2. Knockout questions are defaults, rather than final answers.

  3. Journal editing comes with a list of files and overrides.

  4. Posting requires an active subscription.

Purpose of a JD

Job Descriptions (JDs) exist to tell the world about a problem that you want someone (the best possible fit) to solve.

Other job platforms encourage you to treat this like a sales pitch. CV Heap only cares about what the role actually requires.

REMEMBER: A bad hire is more costly than no hire at all. The only way that we can guarantee an accurate match for what the role actually requires is for a complete and honest account of what those requirements are. Treating it like a wishlist hurts everyone and will get your account banned from our network.

What a JD Contains

A job post on CV Heap is a thorough description of what day-to-day life in the role is actually like.

Not a Sales Pitch:

Most job posts spend their length advertising why someone would want to work at the company. CV Heap provides the answer: because the candidate is a perfect fit for the work you need performed, today.

Do Not Include:

  • Any type of benefit (profit sharing, healthcare, retirement, etc.)

  • Grand company vision, or even what service(s) you provide

  • Why working there is great

  • Any sort of identifying information

  • Anything that shows up in knock-out questions

  • Details about working with people on the team

  • Qualification or certification requirements

Write Down the Ordinary Days:

  • The tasks that fill a normal week, including the dull ones.

  • The tools and systems the role actually touches.

  • Who the role works with, and how often.

  • Every single nitty gritty detail across the entire first three months.

  • The parts of the job people find hardest.

  • The parts of the job people find boring but enjoyable.

Write Down the Extraordinary Days:

  • Did something crazy blow up that could have ruined the company if someone in this role hadn’t spent years learning everything about the application?

  • How did the company recover?