The Art of Living Job Descriptions: Transforming Words into Action
All searches begin with the job description describing the ideal candidate. Well, contrary to popular belief, it shouldn’t. The traditional JD too often describes the perfect candidate: great personality, exceptional writing skills, communication expertise, team player skills, walks on water, and, incidentally, leaps tall buildings. Oh, and requires no training, so they can hit the ground running. Instead, we need a JD that identifies the outcomes the job is to produce and the skills needed to reach those outcomes.
What if we write the JD to encompass what the living job demands of an individual: their tolerance for uncertainty and resiliency? How about their decision-making skills, including managing the role of bias that can cripple an otherwise competent individual. Attitude plays a huge role in people’s success on the job – more so than their IQ – and attitude is a product of experiences from childhood.
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