Job Posting Template
A job posting template is the public-facing advert you publish on job boards and your careers page once a role is approved, structured around the headline, the work itself, must-have versus nice-to-have skills, how the team works, what you offer, and how candidates should apply.
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Draft this once the role is approved and you are ready to attract candidates, not before. Treat it as advertising copy rather than an internal document: cut jargon and internal-only titles, keep sentences short, and separate what is truly required from what is simply nice to have so strong candidates do not self-select out.
Headline & Hook
Headline: [JOB TITLE], [LOCATION / REMOTE]
Opening hook: [WHAT THE TEAM DOES AND WHY THIS ROLE MATTERS, 1-2 SENTENCES]
One-line summary of the role: [DESCRIBE THE JOB IN PLAIN LANGUAGE]
What You Will Do
[KEY RESPONSIBILITY 1]
[KEY RESPONSIBILITY 2]
[KEY RESPONSIBILITY 3]
[KEY RESPONSIBILITY 4]
[KEY RESPONSIBILITY 5]
What We Are Looking For
Must-have: [REQUIRED SKILL OR EXPERIENCE 1]
Must-have: [REQUIRED SKILL OR EXPERIENCE 2]
Must-have: [REQUIRED SKILL OR EXPERIENCE 3]
Nice-to-have: [BONUS SKILL 1]
Nice-to-have: [BONUS SKILL 2]
How We Work
Team you will join: [WHO THIS PERSON WORKS WITH]
Work model: [ONSITE / HYBRID / REMOTE, AND WHAT THAT MEANS DAY TO DAY]
Tools and ways of working: [KEY TOOLS OR PRACTICES]
What We Offer
Compensation approach: [DESCRIBE YOUR APPROACH TO PAY, NOT A FIGURE]
Benefit categories: [HEALTH / TIME OFF / LEARNING / EQUIPMENT - LIST WHAT APPLIES]
Growth and development: [WHAT SUPPORT EXISTS FOR THIS PERSON TO GROW]
How to Apply
Apply link: [APPLICATION URL]
What to include: [RESUME / PORTFOLIO / SHORT ANSWERS - STATE EXACTLY WHAT IS NEEDED]
Process overview: [NUMBER] stages - [STAGE 1], [STAGE 2], [STAGE 3]
Expected timeline: [ROUGHLY HOW LONG THE PROCESS TAKES]
Equal Opportunity Statement
[YOUR COMPANY'S EQUAL-OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT - ADAPT TO WHAT APPLIES IN YOUR JURISDICTION]
Accommodations note: [HOW A CANDIDATE CAN REQUEST AN ADJUSTMENT TO THE PROCESS]
Contact for questions about this posting: [RECRUITING CONTACT EMAIL]
Posting reference: [INTERNAL JOB CODE, IF YOU USE ONE]
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How to use this template
- Write the headline and opening hook first, since most candidates decide whether to keep reading within the first two lines.
- Separate must-have from nice-to-have requirements, and cut anything that is not truly required to apply.
- Replace internal jargon, acronyms and internal-only titles with plain language an outside candidate would recognise.
- Describe compensation and benefits by category rather than promising figures you have not confirmed.
- Publish the apply link and process overview together so candidates know what to expect before they click.
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Job Posting Template — FAQs
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