Some job descriptions read like a legal contract. Others read like a nap. But there’s one little section that can wake them up instantly, the “A Day in the Life” job description section. Add it, and you can turn 25 bullet points of snooze into a mental movie that hooks the right candidates. This idea… Read more »

HR departments are some of the hardest-working and most time-stretched. After all, we rely on them to hire, onboard, and manage people at all levels of a business. Plus, streamline HR paperwork! With that, there are tons of challenges that HR professionals face with regard to paperwork. Whether it’s managing and tracking job descriptions, keeping… Read more »

I used to think a job specification and a job description were basically the same thing. A few buzzwords here, a few bullet points there, done. But then one of our clients told me about a hiring manager who handed them a “job spec” that looked more like a novel, and I realized I needed… Read more »

Every time I read a job description, I play a little game. It’s called: “What’s actually true here?” Spoiler alert: I usually lose. That’s why Andrew Wood’s LinkedIn post hit home. He called job descriptions the “biggest lie in hiring.” And yep, I’m nodding along. Here’s his full post: We’ve all seen it. Bullet points… Read more »

I used to hear this all the time from TA teams: “We spend hours writing job descriptions, and most of them still don’t hit the mark.” That pain is real, and totally fixable. We built Ongig to change that. To take job descriptions off autopilot and give recruiters and hiring managers a better way to… Read more »

When you support hiring across countries and time zones, the idea of “standardized job descriptions” often feels like a recipe for delays. Our clients told us they pictured long legal reviews, messy translations, and version-control chaos. Many had been burned before. But working with our team at Ongig, they discovered something different: standardizing their JDs… Read more »

If you had just five minutes to fix bad job descriptions before they went live, what would you change first? That’s the question Heather Fenty posed to job content strategist Sarah Akida in a recent episode of The JD Fix. The pair reviewed a real-world JD that was riddled with red flags. Think biased language,… 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 »

Your biggest hiring bottleneck might be hiding in plain sight, not in your applicant tracking system or interview process, but in your company’s shared drive. That’s where the “Lazy JD” lives. We’re not talking about lazy people. We’re talking about lazy documents—job descriptions that haven’t been updated in years, live in dusty folders, and have… Read more »

You’ve seen it happen: a job description (JD) is drafted, shared, and reviewed—and then it disappears into the void. Despite everyone’s best efforts, the job doesn’t get posted because the JD approval gets delayed. So, days go by, maybe even weeks. Everyone’s waiting, but no one’s sure on whom. Welcome to JD approval purgatory—a frustratingly… Read more »

You’ve been there—refreshing your inbox, wondering who’s holding up a job description. Probably JD approval. So, the recruiter is ready to post, the hiring manager has made edits, and legal still hasn’t reviewed. Everything’s stalled—and no one’s sure where or why. In a recent episode of the JD Fix podcast, host Heather Fenty calls this… Read more »

Most job descriptions today still read like corporate boilerplate—legalistic, jargon-heavy, and devoid of personality. The problem? That outdated content is costing companies millions. A poorly written JD won’t just lead to fewer applicants—it actively deters the top candidates you want most. In today’s hiring landscape, where speed, clarity, and candidate experience matter more than ever,… Read more »

You’ve seen it happen. The job description (JD) is finalized, signed off, and scheduled to go live. Then, just as you post it, the hiring manager swoops in with a new version: a different title, more “must-have” skills, and salary details removed. Sound familiar? In a recent episode of The JD Fix podcast, Heather Fenty… 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 »