Importance of Job description and how we can better use of it in recruitment process?

Hello Wasiq,

To answer your question I think we first need to know why do we even create job descriptions?

Job descriptions should be created by direct managers or by general managers (including HR managers) because normally job descriptions show and outline the tasks needed to be done in a company to function properly and achieve goals.

In todays work environment we have many cross-functional teams and collaboration between different departments in the same company, it is very easy for employees and managers to know who is supposed to do what, so having clear and realistic and job function centric job descriptions will help the company to hire the correct people to carry out those functions.

So a job description can be used as a testing sheet for potential candidates, and as a good filtering tool.

I hope this helps.

Job description is a vital tool, which highlighted the employee what actually does. If we establish competency based recruitment system that would be helpful to use efficiently.

Job Descriptions tells us about what kind of Skills and qualification required to perform a job. It helps us a lot during recruitment process. If we have a complete job description then we can match it with the skills of potential candidates and we can shortlist them. Other wise without job description there are chances to invite irrelevant candidates for job interview.