When you’re hiring–especially for a new company where all the positions are new–writing job descriptions can be almost as much fun as a root canal. You sit down to write it, and your mind goes ...

An excellent job description needs to accomplish several important tasks. It has to describe the job, of course, and it needs to do that with as much detail and honesty as possible. Similarly, your ...

No law requires business owners to have written job descriptions for the positions in their companies. They take time to write -- and time is precious for businesses. On the other hand, job ...

Q: I manage a small office, and one of the goals I was given this year is to write job descriptions for each of our positions. The truth is, I’ve been resisting this project. Not only because it’s a ...

Most people have no idea how much marketing is involved in recruiting. Candidates market themselves via their résumés, of course. But for recruiters, one of the most critical marketing tools is the ...

A position description serves as a formal document that summarizes the important functions of a specific job on which the university bases position postings, job interviews, and performance appraisals ...

So, you’re hiring. Take a deep breath, pat yourself on the back for expanding in this tough economy, and get to work on a job description. It’s the single step that begins the process – and makes it ...

We are planning to conduct a job evaluation program, but we can’t afford an external consultant to help us. Our CEO suggests that the project be done by our human resource department. The trouble is ...