(Keep it Simple Stupid!)
Here are the notes I put down for this topic:
1. Cut the company info
2. Hone the job description
3. Focus on key skills and experience
I think that says it all…but since you asked….
1. Unless you invented your company in the garage yesterday, your company has a website and can be Googled for company information. A good candidate will find this out (both the good and the bad!). They are interested in THE JOB.
2. Paragraph after paragraph of every last daily detail may be needed for the company job description you file in the archives, but it is not needed here. Cut the old job description down to a readable number of major tasks that are pertinent to the job. My take: more than 6 short paragraphs or 10 shorter bullets is overkill.
3. This is the key. Most candidates will skip by the company info, scan the job details and dig into the needed skills section. Spend your time here.
Believe it or not, I’ve seen job descriptions with NO required skills listings. The other end of the scale, the L…O…N…G laundry list of skills, doesn’t work either.
So next…a little more on this.
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