Analysing job requirements before you advertise helps attract and identify the right people for the job.
After completing this section, you will have:
- a job description that meets your needs
- information to include in the job advertisement
- a list of job requirements to inform the assessment of applicants.
Actions
- Revisit the job description so it captures key responsibilities and capabilities required. Individual jobs evolve over time and an accurate job description is fundamental to finding the right person.
- Gather information to include in the job description and advertisement:
- consider your agency’s workforce and diversity plan
- observe the activities and outputs of the job
- ask the current job holder to keep a log of activities for a period of time
- talk with the job holder to identify activities they do that haven’t been captured
- consult with people who know the job to complete the job requirements checklist
- consider if the work could be done differently and who could potentially do it, such as, using new technologies, through different working arrangements and reasonable adjustments that may be made for people from diverse backgrounds and people with disability.
- Discuss with your human resources team if you make changes to an existing job description.
