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3 Ways GitLab Adds Radical Transparency to Its Job Descriptions

Linkedin Talent Blog

In a tight labor market, what will make your job posts stand out from the crowd? GitLab serves up the kind of details in its job descriptions that other employers tend to keep under wraps. Nearly 70% of respondents in a study by The Org said they would take one job offer over another if the company was more transparent.

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7 Tips on How to Write the Most “Readable” Job Descriptions

Ongig

You’ve heard me talk about “readability” in job descriptions recently. I now think of readability as one of the 3 main levers for writing a more effective job description (the other 2 are gender-neutrality and positive sentiment). It explains more on why readability of job descriptions is so important.

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The Ultimate Guide to Onboarding a Star New Employee: Boosting Success from Day One

Gecko Recruiting

If you have a company handbook, use it as a guide to discuss important topics such as code of conduct, attendance, dress code, computer use, sexual harassment policy, and safety concerns. In the next part of this series, we will explore the importance of a thorough and complete Job Description for you to review with your new employee.

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The Essential Recruiter’s Handbook Guide to SEO

Social Talent

In short, the key to a higher search ranking in Google, is making sure that your online job ad has the main ingredients (parameters), that search engines like Google need for their recipe (algorithm). The Essential Recruiter’s Handbook Guide to SEO. Ingredient No. 1 – Page Title. Ingredient No. 4 – Inbound Links.

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Team Building: How to Hire and Onboard with Homebase

Homebase

But if it’s your first time hiring a team, Homebase can help you take the guesswork out of job postings. With Homebase employee hiring and onboarding, you can access our library of pre-written, customized job descriptions. Learn more about writing a job description that works in The Homebase Hiring Guide.

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5 Creative Job Posting Ideas

Ongig

Odds are if six characteristics/traits were in a bulleted list in the middle of job description they would get overlooked. Downloadable Company Handbook. Anixter makes their Blue Book (a company handbook with an emphasis on Anixter’s values) accessible though their job postings (see below). The cool thing?

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How to Increase Diversity in the Workplace

Hireology

On your career page and in your job description, highlight everything that makes your company great. Think about the way you use certain words in your job descriptions, for example — do you use gender identifiers? Thinking large and small will help you to truly move the needle on diversity initiatives.

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