Spreadsheets are the duct tape of recruiting, great at first, but messy fast. If your job description spreadsheet has become a nightmare, you’re not alone. Here are 8 signs it’s officially time to upgrade to a specialized job description software. 1. Version Control Confusion You and your team members have probably found yourselves in situations… Read more »
Did you know that your employees’ low productivity and disengagement might be because of a poor job description you wrote? Having a centralized job description library is not optional. Most companies don’t take job descriptions seriously. They see JDs as a “nice to have”. And this is why you find job descriptions scattered everywhere across… Read more »
Job description version control can be the difference between a smooth JD update process and getting frustrated finding the final version. Do you find yourself asking your job description writing team different questions, such as, “Why isn’t the EEO statement included in the JD?”, “Where’s our organization definition?”, and “Where’s the recent JD version?” If… Read more »
Juggling all HR tasks quickly becomes challenging for a small HR team. For instance, HR tasks, such as staying compliant with employment laws, managing payroll, and writing job descriptions, quickly become overwhelming. And, the tasks become more challenging when you still perform most of them manually. That’s where using job posting software comes into play. This… Read more »
A good job description management process smooths out your entire recruitment process. But if your job descriptions are just “surface” level, take many months to create, and aren’t standardized, you’ll have a complicated hiring journey. The good news is, this is where a job description platform comes in. Job description tools make writing, editing, modifying,… Read more »
Do you find your job descriptions taking too long to create? Is the job description process collaborative or messy? Do you publish biased job descriptions? And do you find your job description revision process messy? All those issues are signs your job description process isn’t well organized. This is where Ongig’s Text Analyzer comes in…. Read more »
Would you hire an unqualified employee to oversee your business operations? I’m sure the answer is no. And this is what people get wrong about DEI. DEI compliments merit-based hiring. DEI isn’t about quotas. Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) doesn’t focus on hiring unqualified employees for jobs or recruiting people because of their age, sexual preference,… Read more »
Yes, ChatGPT can help you write a job ad in minutes. But chances are the tool will generate a biased, and generic job ad. Plus your data isn’t completely safe with ChatGPT because it’ll be used for continuous training of the model. So, like other recruiters, you might be searching for the best alternative to ChatGPT…. Read more »
I’m sure you’ve thought of ways to use ChatGPT to write job descriptions. Using ChatGPT can help simplify the JD creation workload. But with the wrong prompts, you’ll a create generic, biased, and inconsistent ChatGPT job description. So in this article, I’ll give you a step-by-step guide to writing your first ChatGPT job description. And a… Read more »
HR departments get tasked with doing more with fewer resources year in and year out, and this will not change in 2025. So, to ensure efficiency, small and big enterprises are turning to AI hiring tools to simplify the recruitment process stages. But, there are many talent acquisition tools in the market, each with its… Read more »
Wondering how to improve recruitment? A good recruiting process isn’t a luxury but a necessity for your organization’s growth. And, the first stage of the recruitment process, the application stage, determines the outcomes of the rest of the stages. This stage involves writing the job description and job posting. And posting it on relevant job… Read more »
A well-written job ad lays the foundation for your hiring process. It’s the key to attracting and hiring top talent. The current talent acquisition landscape is competitive. And top talent doesn’t stay for long without a job offer. So, this is where the question about AI for writing automation and manual processes comes in. Which… Read more »
The importance of a well-written job description often goes underappreciated. But when done well, writing good job descriptions has a huge impact on your organization’s growth, productivity, inclusivity, and employee engagement. On the other hand, inaccurate job descriptions, pose negative consequences for your organization. For instance, because of a lack of detailed job description responsibilities,… Read more »
Jobs evolve with time, and because of this, job descriptions need to be updated to reflect the changing responsibilities and duties. And today the fancy, long titles and never-ending lists of job requirements that worked 10 years ago don’t work anymore. So pay keen attention when doing job description updates. Plus a poorly written job… Read more »
Racial bias in hiring and recruitment is still alive in many organizations. For instance, a study by the National Bureau of Research showed that job applicants with distinctively Black names are about 10% less likely to get contacted for interviews regardless of their skills, experience, and education level. So, racial bias in hiring is still… Read more »
