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Ask HN: What information should be in any job description page?
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Re: Ask HN: What information should be in any job description page?
#12For tactical positions like programming, required skills and optional skills are probably a minimum. However, I have found that the most attractive job ads are those that talk about the culture of the company in addition to what they expect of me. I like ads that communicate that I would be an appreciated member of the team. Dry lists of bullet points are a turn-off; they give the impression that the company just wan…
+1 to “rockstar”, “guru”, etc being a dead giveaway of a terrible company.
Re: Ask HN: What information should be in any job description page?
#13Interview Style. Are you going to whiteboard me or do something else?
Re: Ask HN: What information should be in any job description page?
#14Salary range. Critical info that most job listings don’t have. I’m much more likely to consider a job if I know it has an appropriate salary range.
Can't upvote this enough. Even if it's a really wide range, it rules out companies with unrealistically low pay scales.
It also makes it slightly more equitable, since employees are no longer reliant on playing salary poker in order to determine their pay rate. This tends to reduce the salary gap.
Re: Ask HN: What information should be in any job description page?
#15Company - Address - (Remote Allowed?) Job Title - Department Description of Company Description of Job Tech Stack Requirements How Interview Works Salary Range Benefits [Click to Apply without having to retype your whole resume]
Excellent list. I'd just add a brief overview of the interview process to be totally complete.
Re: Ask HN: What information should be in any job description page?
#16Salary range. Critical info that most job listings don’t have. I’m much more likely to consider a job if I know it has an appropriate salary range.
Can't upvote this enough. Even if it's a really wide range, it rules out companies with unrealistically low pay scales. It also makes it slightly more equitable, since employees are no longer reliant on playing salary poker in order to determine their pay rate. This tends to reduce the salary gap.
Hence why companies rarely include it.
Re: Ask HN: What information should be in any job description page?
#17Tell me what the job actually is.
And salary, salary, salary!
Vacation policies.
Re: Ask HN: What information should be in any job description page?
#18Earlier quoted context omitted.
Can't upvote this enough. Even if it's a really wide range, it rules out companies with unrealistically low pay scales. It also makes it slightly more equitable, since employees are no longer reliant on playing salary poker in order to determine their pay rate. This tends to reduce the salary gap.
Hence why companies rarely include it.
That’s silly and bad strategy though, hoping you can “trick” someone into taking a lower salary by getting them to the end of an interview process. Just biases your pool for the least valuable candidates.
Re: Ask HN: What information should be in any job description page?
#19Salary range. Critical info that most job listings don’t have. I’m much more likely to consider a job if I know it has an appropriate salary range.
Can't upvote this enough. Even if it's a really wide range, it rules out companies with unrealistically low pay scales. It also makes it slightly more equitable, since employees are no longer reliant on playing salary poker in order to determine their pay rate. This tends to reduce the salary gap.
One of the main reasons I always go through recruiters. They won't waste my time or theirs submitting me to jobs where the salary is not what I want.
Re: Ask HN: What information should be in any job description page?
#20For tactical positions like programming, required skills and optional skills are probably a minimum. However, I have found that the most attractive job ads are those that talk about the culture of the company in addition to what they expect of me. I like ads that communicate that I would be an appreciated member of the team. Dry lists of bullet points are a turn-off; they give the impression that the company just wan…
+1 to “rockstar”, “guru”, etc being a dead giveaway of a terrible company.
Also don't talk about the 'free soda', 'nerf gun wars', 'air hockey table' or something else that indicates you treat your employees like children. I also hate the ninja/rockstar stuff.