In yesterday's Advisor, we looked at criteria for identifying "essential functions" for job descriptions. Today, again courtesy of Natividad Valdez of Washington State Department of Personnel, we share more tips on essential functions, and an introduction to a new job description management program.
Conceptually, "essential functions" seems easy enough, but it's tricky when you get down to specifics. And there are common mistakes that are easily avoided.
Caution: The old standard catchall "performs other duties as assigned" won't cut it for essential functions in today's job descriptions, says Kenneth H. Pritchard. If a duty is essential, it needs to be clearly identified and described.
Writing job descriptions that are compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is tricky. In your efforts to be clear, you can also be exclusionary. Here are tips for handling this delicate duty.
Yesterday’s Advisor covered legal issues with job descriptions; today’s issue features key do’s and don’ts and introduces an extraordinary resource of prewritten job descriptions.
Can job descriptions prevent lawsuits? Actually, they do, in many ways. Lack of clarity is the basis for many lawsuits—e.g., clarity about pay or about the reasons for employment decisions—and many of those suits can be avoided by clearly written, up-to-date job descriptions.
Yesterday's Advisor introduced the "interactive" job description—a productive new take on an evergreen topic. Today we’ll review more interactive job description tips, and introduce a unique new job description system.
The job description can be a great marketing tool and even "replace" the first interview, but not without a determined effort to put real meat on the job description bones.
In yesterday's Advisor, we learned how retention gives a boost to recruiting; today, "techie" retention tips and an introduction to a unique new way to manage the first step of recruiting--job descriptions
Recruiting techie talent is all about understanding what they are looking for--and that's true for recruiting any type of talent.