Become an Effective Software Engineering Manager

Writing Great Job Descriptions

Nobody’s going to know about your role unless you write a job description, since it turns out that having your role get noticed is surprisingly hard:

• Technology talent is always in high demand, so it’s likely that you’re going to be competing with potentially hundreds of other companies for job seekers.

• You may only have tens of seconds to pique the interest of a potential candidate when they read your job description. Even if you feel that the company that you work at is the best place you’ve ever worked, it’s likely they don’t know much about you.

• It’s easy to write a job description that repels the reader rather than attracts them, even if your intention was the opposite.

This section will help you write great ...