12. Decode Job Descriptions Like a Hiring Pro 🕵️‍♀️

If you find it tricky to understand and interpret job descriptions, you’re like most people. To deal with this, you must figure out how to understand the needs of organisations and interpreting confusing terminology.

Moreover, you should realise that even though companies are looking for the best candidates, that doesn’t mean they always write perfect job descriptions—they may ask for too much or too little, be too vague or too specific, or struggle to communicate their needs and wants.

Keep in mind that if they cannot fill the role with someone who meets all of their criteria, often they will look for someone who is the closest match.

➡️ TODAY’S TASK (ESTIMATED TIME: 20-MINUTES)
Spend 20-minutes searching for and reading job adverts online and give yourself a chance to see if you’d be a good fit for the role.

Most of the time they have to fill the role either way, as the work can’t just sit there undone! You might not be able to offer everything they want from an employee, and equally, they might not be able to offer everything you want from an organisation, yet it’s still possible that you are the most suitable fit for each other. It’s worth reminding yourself of that when you’re making applications!

The first step to interpreting job descriptions is to keep an open mind regarding unexpected job titles. Job hunters approach this task in a range of manners—from clicking on almost every job they see to avoiding clicking on almost any job. It’s best to be open to looking at jobs with unexpected titles. Remember you can always move on if you find the role unsuitable, but not even reviewing it gives you no chance.

The easiest way to give yourself more job opportunities is to read more job adverts! However, even at this stage, some people find themselves hesitating to read the full description because the tiny summary provided in the excerpt mentions some word/phrase that puts them off, even though it could be closely followed by words like, ideally, advantageous, beneficial or preferable, etc—that’s the employer looking for what they believe is their ideal candidate, which isn’t always the best candidate in reality. So give yourself a chance to read a little further.

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00:00 Introduction to Decoding Job Descriptions
00:08 The Importance of Clicking on Unusual Job Titles
00:34 Understanding Company Perspectives
01:09 Daily Practice for Job Description Mastery
01:17 Interpreting Jargon and Terminology
01:52 Conclusion: Give Yourself a Chance

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