Recipes, Not Grocery Lists: How To Write A Good Job Description and Why It Matters

To write a good job description, think about is as a recipe instead of a grocery list. A list of ingredients is useless if ...
Forbes

Why ‘Job Description Laziness’ Is Killing Skills-Based Hiring

There has been a growing movement to recognize the value of skills in the hiring process. Major employers and state governments have begun to drop bachelor’s degree requirements for many jobs – ...
Health eCareers on MSN

How to decode PA job descriptions that overpromise

Many current job descriptions can sound optimistic, vague, or buzzword-heavy, especially with the increasing use of ...
Fast Company

Usual job description terms and what they really mean most of the time

Looking for a job is never easy, and there are pages upon pages of job descriptions for you to go over. They often contain a lot of promise and buzzwords that are meant to make you click “apply.” But ...
Inside Higher Ed

What Happens When You Read a Job Description With a Growth Mindset?

In a résumé workshop with a group of Ph.D. students, I shared a job description for a position for which they were qualified. The students had participated in an advanced pedagogy program at my ...
Lifehacker

These Common Job Description Phrases Are Red Flags

Jeff Somers is a freelancer who has been writing about writing, books, personal finance, and home maintenance since 2012. When not writing, Jeff spends his free time fixing up his old house. He has ...