What are your top tips for writing catchy and engaging job listings?
Some of our customers mention they test engagement by trying out different copy variations, which I think is a great idea!
What are your top tips for writing catchy and engaging job listings?
Some of our customers mention they test engagement by trying out different copy variations, which I think is a great idea!
I think this is an under appreciated point in the hiring process.
A thoughtful, honest and detailed job description significantly increases the quality of the applicants who apply. It’s that simple.
I would focus on a few key areas:
Be thorough. Explain in detail what an average day will look like, what KPIs will be, who this person will be reporting too and success looks like.
Be honest about where your company is at, and why people should want to work there. Salary, bonus structure, size of company etc. They’ll find this out anyway, best to be up front about them early so you’re not wasting anyone’s time.
Avoid jargon terms. Everyone wants to hire a quality employee. Saying you need a “rockstar” or “ninja” doesn’t make you sound fun, it makes you sound unprofessional. Unless you’re actually hiring ninja’s in which case please do explain that. Also hire me.
We’ve come a long way when it comes to writing great job ads at Doist.
There are a number of things we try to do with every job ad:
Great share! I like the point on using “2nd person pronouns” – writing directly to the candidate definitely gets more applications.
How do i find remote jobs that does not require years of experience ?
I don’t think there’s a straightforward solution to that, @Superlife23
Companies typically use years-of-experience in their job ads as a way to provide a reference for the amount of experience they’re looking for and to help filter through candidates. That said, great companies realize that years-of-experience doesn’t necessarily equate to the right experience or skills.
Years of experience also isn’t always a firm requirement, so if you feel that your values, skills, and experience are well-suited for a company/role then you have nothing to lose by applying and making a case for why you’d be a great fit, despite not having the years-of-experience the job ad calls for.