Make sure you know what you’re looking for in an employee before you actually start looking. Use these guidelines to help. The employees you hire can make or break your business. While you may be ...

But that can be a tall order for equally busy hiring managers, who may default to simple cookie-cutter job descriptions that, unfortunately, undersell what makes their company and positions unique.

I n academic administration, there are genres of writing that will never receive official awards but should. I know deans who deserve a Pulitzer Prize for “Best Memo to the Provost Justifying New ...

Writing a job description might seem straightforward, but it requires both clarity and creativity. On one hand, you need to provide practical details about the role’s day-to-day responsibilities. On ...

In last week's Talent Talk column, we talked about how to assess your company’s Millennial Score. Armed with that knowledge, the next step is to look at your job descriptions through a different lens.

Are you ready to hire your first staff member, but you have no idea where to start? Or maybe you have staff already, but not everyone has a written job description—also called a job spec—and you feel ...

In this guide, I’ll walk you through what to include, why it matters, and how to write a job description clearly. There’s also a template you can download for free. Hiring the right person doesn’t ...

Writing a job description for positions in your small business is an important human resources duty. A job description clarifies the duties, expectations and reporting requirements of an employee's ...

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 ...