When starting to fill a new role, remember: the position description is the first step in an extended sales process. Incomplete, unclear, or uninspiring descriptions won't attract the people we'd love to work with at Koan.

New job descriptions should always cover:

• Company overview
• the team and position
• expectations and deliverables for the "first 60 days"
• candidate requirements that map to our existing ‣
• position location and working hours
• company benefits
• our Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DE&I) statement (Minimal EEO statement )
• our When in doubt, apply statement

At the same time, minimize (or ideally, avoid):

• spelling and grammatical errors
• hypothetical or overly-specific qualifications
• gendered language
• buzzwords, jargon, and hyperbole
• value judgments

Hint: ‣ are full of good examples!

Review

"Given enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow." —Linus' Law.

Feedback from both the hiring team and adjacent stakeholders will help catch mistakes, reduce unconscious bias, and broaden the appeal of the position description. Bring an open mind to any changes reviewers recommend—more input will almost never hurt.