How do I write a listing that gets answers?
State the pay: listings with a number get several times the replies of ones without. Say where the work physically is and what a shift looks like, keep it short, and answer within a day or two.
- A title people search for: the job itself, such as barista, warehouse worker or accountant, not your company’s internal name for it.
- Pay as a number, counted the way the job is paid: per month, per day or per hour. For shift and site work a monthly figure means little.
- Where the work is, the hours or shifts, and when it starts.
- What the person will do, then what they need. Short paragraphs or a few points.
- One job per listing.
Good candidates in this market are hired within the week, so answer applications within a day or two. Employers who do get the Responsive badge. See What is the Responsiveness Score?.
Write in your own language: the listing is translated into the other three when it goes live.
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