are all those skills necessary? #jobsearch #techjobs

13 Dec 2024 · 1 min

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In this concise advice segment, the speaker critiques overly long tech job descriptions that list numerous required technologies, arguing that such “junk” deters applicants. He recommends keeping required technology skills to just one or two bullet points and crafting a brief, two‑sentence mission statement that clearly outlines the company’s current state, goals, and purpose. The overall message is that simplicity and clarity in job postings attract more qualified candidates.

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What tech are you actually going to use? Actually. 'Cause I will tell you this much, most of y'all be putting 16 developer jobs into one job description. Hopefully you just— hopefully somebody applies. Believe it or not, more is less. The more junk you have in your job descriptions, the less amount of people you're gonna be able to attract. So if you're writing your job description, I'd only have 1 to 2 bullet points in it when it comes to like your required technology skills. Write your mission statement, 1 to 2 sentences. Here's where we are, here's where we want to go. Here's our purpose. Here are the main tech you need to have. And if I can read that without pushing the scroll button on my phone, you got me.