How to Write Job Descriptions

If you are curious about how to write job descriptions, then you've come to the right place. Be aware that writing job descriptions is not that hard of a task. Okay, so, if you've never done it before then it may seem like a behemoth task. However, just relax. It's actually quite easy to write job descriptions, especially with this how-to guide.

The first thing you should do when writing a job description is simple, just write down the name of the job. Set aside an entire blank sheet of paper. At the top of the paper, write down the job title, then underline the job title. Viola, step one is done.

Next, sit for a minute and contemplate the duties of the job. As you think of a duty, write it down on the page.

For example, if the job title is "Customer Service Associate" you may write things down like, "answers phones", "keeps office tidy", or "deals with annoying customers". At this point, don't worry about sounding professional, just write.

After you've spent a good ten minutes or so brainstorming job duties, it's on to the next step. Now that you have ideas of job duties, make them into complete sentences. Again, using the customer service associate example, you may write something along the lines of, "a customer service associate is responsible for answering phones, keeping the office tidy, and dealing with annoying customers".

Now, as you may have noticed, "dealing with annoying customers" does not sound very professional. After everything is formulated into complete sentences, go back and make sure all of the sentences sound professional. If they are already professional sounding, that's great. However, if they are not very professional sounding, go back and change them to something more professional. For example, change "answering phones, keeping the office tidy, and dealing with annoying customers" to "answering phones, keeping the office tidy, and appropriately handling customer complaints", or answering phones, keeping the office tidy, and resolving customer disputes". It is very important for job descriptions to sound professional.

Congratulations, you have just written a job description. All that's left is to type this job description into whatever your chosen word processor is, then move on to the next description.

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