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HR & Management News South Africa

What makes a well-written employment advert?

An employment advert is written to advertise a job vacancy. In most cases it is not written by the employer. In most cases corporate companies use of agencies to shortlist and source suitable candidates.

A well written employment advert should supply you with the following information:

  • Heading: attention grabbing - telling you the job title.
  • Information: the next section will cover the aspects of the position (where the position is, what it is paying and whether it has perks or not).
  • Detail: this is usually a summary of skill needed. More recently people have been putting duties in these sections - trying to show the person what it is they will be doing and/or what experience they need to get the job done.
  • Attention: information on how to will always be included in the adverts.

You, as the prospective employee:

  • Must want to do the job at hand.
  • Must fall within the advertised salary bracket.
  • Must have all the required experience as well as the desired qualifications.

  • Will have to follow the instruction given by the agent/ employer on submission of your CV to qualify for the position.

Article courtesy of Unidas

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