Mike Richards from a treasury recruitment company shares three tips for writing job descriptions that actually attract candidates. The focus is on making them engaging rather than generic, with additional resources available on their treasury library website.
Foreign. It's Mike Richards here from the treasury recruitment company. This video is about job descriptions and how they've changed, if you like. I get this all the time. People say, look, can you help us with a job description? No problem. I'm a recruiter, it's my job. I try to help clients write effective job descriptions and also then from that the job adverts. But I've noticed they become closer and closer in terms of content. So today's video is about the top three things I think you need to think about when you're writing an effective job description. And it goes with the articles. Have a look there as well. These are key things I want to highlight to you. You have to remember any decent job description is essentially a sales document. When you're writing it, tell people what they're going to do in their job. But remember, you need to sell the job because you need to engage with the audience. You want someone to read that job description and think, that's a place I want to work at. It doesn't have to be every responsibility they will have. Tell people why they should come and join you. Explain by all means about some of the day to day bits about the job if you like, maybe at the interview stage. Get them through the job door first. Rather see if they like you and you like them and engage with your audience. Remember, it's not about you, it's about them. That's what I've said in some of the other videos. Number two, remember it's not a shopping list of every single thing they will do every week or month. It's an overview of the task. Make sure people, when they read it, they go, this is going to enhance my career, not become the most boring job ever. So focus on making it interesting. Now the third and final point is about closing the gate or limiting your own success if you like. There are so many times, and I mentioned this in the article, I've seen things like must have 10 years international expertise, must be a fire eating juggler, great communicator, the interpersonal skills to rival the greatest stage hypnotist there is. Yeah, you're not really going to need most of that stuff. You know, basically write a clear, concise, appealing, engaging job description. Keep those words in mind. If it does help when you're looking at doing your next job description, whatever level it is, from treasury analysts to group treasurer, go to our treasury library@treasuryrecruitment.com treasurylibrary so we've got job descriptions on there, we've got advice about writing them. You've got these blogs and things like that. And if you're still struggling for advice or just want to anyway, give us a call. We're here to help you. And thanks very much for your time today.
