I attended a monster.com webinar today regarding sourcing from, interestingly enough, the job seeker’s perspective. I wanted to share an important finding from their survey.
The number 1 job seeker complaint about finding new jobs (in sourcing terms) was vague job descriptions. I shudder as I write this because I envision companies writing even longer sales ads. The key word was vague, not short.
The 3 negative outcomes job seekers perceive from a vague ad:
- Bait and switch – once into the process, the candidate learns that he or she is really being considered for a lesser position
- Misrepresentation – the ad doesn’t truly describe what the actual job entails
- Mismatch – skills defined in the ad do not match up with the level of the title of the ad
This post describes a sales position that literally called out a typing requirement for the salesperson in terms of words per minute. I think that ad qualifies for point number 3 above.