Augmented writing has taken off and employers have taken notice. You could hire a copywriter to write your job descriptions but wouldn’t you rather give your ENTIRE hiring team (recruiters and hiring managers included) an augmented writing tool?

One of the biggest challenges is writing job descriptions that are gender-neutral and free of other bias.

This is where using an augmented writing tool helps so much.

What is Augmented Writing?

Augmented writing is technology that serves as a writing coach.

It helps improve writing by highlighting problem words and suggesting better words.

Augmented writing tools (which often use A.I.) are important for job descriptions because they notice things such as:

  • Gender bias — 94% of employers lean masculine.
  • Exclusionary words — You might be using politically incorrect/offensive terms.
  • Age bias — Did you know you can sued if you use language suggesting you want a young candidate (“digital native”, “recent grad”, “youthful energy”, etc.?
  • Unconscious bias — Remember, most bias is inadvertent (unconscious)…but the outcome is still poor if you have it.
  • Paragraph and sentence length —  The length of your sentences and paragraphs impacts your apply rate.
  • Use of bullets — Most JDs have bulleted sections but what’s the right # of bullets?
  • Optimal job titles — Many JDs use internal speak when it comes to a title (as opposed to what the candidate is searching for)

Text Analyzer (by Ongig)

Ongig’s Text Analyzer is an augmented writing tool focused on job descriptions. It’s part of Ongig’s mission to eliminate biased job descriptions.

Here’s an example of gender bias:

Ongig augmented writing tool gender bias

An augmented writing tool like Text Analyzer can also be used to identify racially charged phrases:

augmented writing job description tool race

Text Analyzer flags LGBTQ+ bias too (e.g., personal pronouns):

augmented_writing_job_description_tool_lgbtq_bias

And here is an example of age bias flagged in the Text Analyzer augmented writing tool:

augmented_writing_job_description_tool_age_bias

Ongig’s Text Analyzer also flags complex words (e.g., legalese) that is unnecessary — it even gives you a punchier synonym to replace it!:

augmented_writing_job_description_tool_complex words

Here’s an example of Text Analyzer flagging excessive use of bullets:

 

Ongig’s AI Writing Software Features

Ongig offers many AI writing features. For example, Ongig’s AI is behind Section Finder (see below), which is machine learning-based tech that makes educated guesses on which sections you use in a job description.  It’s been proven that more candidates apply to jobs based on certain sections (e.g. Benefits, Salary, Diversity Statement, etc.).

Ongig is AI writing software for writing job descriptions 

Text Analyzer’s Key Features

  • Analyzes job descriptions in real-time
  • Gender Bias and Non-Gender Bias (including race, age, disability, LGBTQ and more)
  • Optimizes job description length and job titles
  • Has a “Paragraph Analyzer”
  • Highlights overuse of bullets or adverbs
  • Flags items that could get you sued or bad PR
  • AI Writing

Text Analyzer Pricing

Ongig’s Text Analyzer’s pricing begins at $999 per month and is based on job volume. There are free trials for companies that qualify. Request a demo to get exact pricing.

For more tips on writing job descriptions, check out our How to Write a Job Description — Best Practices & Examples.

TalVista

Job Descriptions Optimized is Talvista’s augmented writing product that leverages algorithms to write more effective job descriptions with real-time feedback.

Talvista augmented writing tool

Talvista Job Descriptions Optimized Key Features

augmented_writing_job_description_tool_talvista

Talvista Pricing

Talvista’s pricing starts at $5,000 annually based on a couple of factors including:

  • Hiring volume
  • # of users (recruiters or talent acquisition team)

Reach out to Talvista for further pricing details.

Textio

Textio is an augmented writing platform for different uses.

One of their goals is to give employers the words they need to attract the people they want to hire, using language that reflects the very best values and culture.

Textio Hire augmented writing

Textio Hire Key Features

  • Predicts how your writing will compete for talent
  • Suggests changes to get a more qualified and diverse candidate pool
  • Helps employers write new hiring content in a fraction of the time
  • Textio Score –  Measures how your job description will perform in today’s hiring market
augmented_writing_job_description_tool_textio

Textio Pricing

Textio’s pricing is determined by the number of jobs you have open at the time you subscribe.

TapRecruit (now Datapeople)

Editor’s Note, March 31, 2021: TapRecruit got renamed “Datapeople” and it’s unclear which brand they will keep for their augmented writing job description tool: “TapRecruit” or “Datapeople”. 

TapRecruit Smart Editor is job description software that specializes in augmented writing for job descriptions.

The goal is to help hiring teams write job descriptions that are thoughtful, concise, and welcoming to candidates from every background.

TapRecruit Smart Editor Key Features

  • Provides language guidance on job descriptions
  • Provides content guidance via augmented writing on job descriptions
  • Job description score – Based on job title, job description structure, and avoidance of language known to make a bad impression.
augmented_writing_job_description_tool_datapeople

TapRecruit Pricing

  • Employers with 5 open jobs or fewer: Starting at $499/month; employers with 35 open jobs or fewer: Starting at $899/month; Employers with more than 35 open jobs equest a quote

Check out TapRecruit versus Ongig for a comparison of the 2 job description writing tools.

JobWriter.io

JobWriter is a new augmented writing tool.

JobWriter’s Key Features

  • Scans postings
  • Highlights words that should be changed to make it entirely gender-neutral
  • Suggests alternatives
  • gives language ideas on a job by job basis
augmented_writing_job_description_tool_jobwriter

JobWriter Pricing

Reach out to Jobwriter for more pricing details.

Job Page Grader

Another newer augmented writing tool is Job Page Grader.
augmented_writing_job_description_tool_job page grader

Job Page Grader’s Key Features

  • Scans job description pages by URL
  • Scans for sentiment and readability
  • Identifies words with gender bias

Job Page Grader Pricing

The Job Page Grader augmented writing tool is free by copying and pasting your job posting URL and email into the website.

Applied

The Applied JD Analysis Tool is an augmented writing tool alternative out of the U.K. Applied (aka BeAppied) acts as a gender decoder for job ads.

Applied augmented writing tool

Applied JD Analysis Tool Key Features

  • Identifies any gendered language
  • Inclusion score – Based on how content appeals to a broader audience
  • Conversion score – Factors in readability and how understandable the text is
  • Flags corporate speak
augmented_writing_job_description_tool_beapplied

Applied Pricing

Applied JD Analysis Tool pricing starts at $299 Euros per month (Applied is a UK company). More pricing details are on their website.
augmented_writing_job_description_tool_job_page_grader_2

Other Augmented Writing Tools (not focused on job descriptions)

If you’re looking to leverage augmented technology beyond recruiting/HR, there are a couple of great tools to consider:

Grammarly — This is the best known augmented writing tool for general writing. There are no features specific to recruiting. They  have a free and paid version. The pricing for the premiums Grammarly starts at $19.98 per month. They have business pricing starting at $12.50 per month

HemingwayApp — This augmented writing tool is also aimed at general writing. It’s free to use and since I don’t see a pricing page, I assume there is not yet a premium version of it.

Neither Grammarly or HemingwayApp is a job description tool (so you won’t see any features like job title analysis or flagging of words that are known to hurt job ad performance) but they can be helpful to your overall writing.

To wrap up, using augmented writing technology makes your job description writing punchier and, in some cases, more inclusive. And it can save your recruiters and hiring managers a bunch of time.

Why I wrote this

Ongig’s mission is to eliminate boring and biased job content. Check out the Ongig Text Analyzer augmented writing platform to see more.

by in Writing Job Descriptions