About the role
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Really motivate the right candidate to apply. Remember, they’ll hear the same message from lots of companies. So the more you can do to be different, the better chance you’ll have of attracting the best people.
The goal here is to introduce the job and the type of activities you'll be involved with and the sort of qualities you should have.
Make sure you’re giving them plenty of reasons to choose us by answering:
1. Why should they get out of bed to do this job?
2. What difference could they make?
3. How does the job/team relate to our Values
4. Add an exciting / interesting / performance-based job description
5. Talk about interesting / exciting project examples
6. Use performance-based job descriptions with clear measurable goals
You'll have the following responsibilities
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7. This should be a bulleted list describing the key responsibilities of the job in more detail. Keep it to around 120 words.
8. Remember the goal is to really sell in the role so make sure it's the most interesting elements of the job written in "selling" language.
9. If the role comes with specific goals that are measurable or projects that need to be completed in a certain period it's good to mention these here too.
You'll have the following skills & experience
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10. This is the place to detail any specific training or experience you'll want a candidate to bring. Keep it to around 80 words.
11. If necessary, this is where you should include specific degree subjects or training courses
12. You can also list soft skills here e.g. excellent telephone manner / good with people
13. Find the person in the skills and experience; it's not just a list!
Benefits
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14. This area gets lots of attention from candidates so it’s important to complete it.
15. Detail here any benefits that come with the role such as holiday, pension, training, car allowance etc.