Job Descriptions

Alex MacCaw, CEO & Founder, Clearbit

Alex argues that justifying a hire is the first step in hiring. He then explains how to: • Explore alternate options • Model the ideal candidate • Define success • Write an internal scorecard • Write an external job description

Rod Begbie, Senior Engineering Manager, Discord

• What makes a successful hire? • Translating the answers into a Job Success Profile

Irene Au, Design Partner, Khosla Ventures

Irene contrasts a mediocre job description with two excellent job descriptions in order to show how to make excellent job descriptions. In particular, she draws attention on how to start with the skill map for a job role before writing the job description, and to use interview questions to assess for those skills.

Marty Cagan, Senior VP Product & Design, eBay

Marty provides his opinion on whether domain knowledge is a necessary qualification for product managers. The rationale provided in the article also applies to roles in other departments.

Hannah Fleishman, Senior Manager, Employer Brand, HubSpot

At HubSpot, Hannah executed an internal project to analyze their job description processes and identify any biases and weak spots. She used that project to come up with 4 themes for how to improve job descriptions: • Use caution with qualifications • Check for gendered language • Highlight benefits for all ages • Watch out for corporate-speak

Google, Editorial Team, Google

This is Google's internal guide for creating job descriptions, which includes: • Introduction: why job descriptions matter • Define the role and qualifications across area, role, responsibilities, and job qualifications • Google's job description checklist that hiring managers use