Tips for Writing Effective Job Postings

December 15, 2009

Our goal is for companies to get excellent applicants and to get exceptional results from the job postings placed at BilingualJobFair.com.  Based on the performance of previous job postings, and on feedback we have received from job seekers, we have come up with five tips for writing better, more effective job postings.

Today’s tip:

1)  Think about the title of the position when creating a job post. Be sure you are using the most descriptive title possible, and avoid abbreviations. Remember, people are searching for job openings using common job titles and skills. Consider what someone might search for to find the job you are posting. Ask yourself: “Does the job title describe the position well enough? If I came across this job title in a search, would it interest me?”

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Mylene Duffy is the founder of the Bilingual Job Fair. She has hired many professionals over the course of her career, and is an advocate for bilingual employment. Mylene did not speak English when she came to live in the States in the early 80’s. She took an intensive English course and enrolled at Syracuse University, where she graduated with a degree in communications. She is now proud to be fully bilingual in English and Spanish.

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