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What an operations manager does: six duties from planning to improvement, how the role differs by sector and from a COO, the skills employers ask for, the numbers the job is judged on and a template.
Read the articleAn insurance sales agent job description: what an insurance agent is, nine duties from fact-find to claims support, how agents, brokers, account handlers and underwriters differ, the UK appointed representative model, pay and targets, routes in and a template.
Read the articleWhat a purple squirrel is in recruiting, the five signs your vacancy is asking for one, why it happens, and six ways to turn an impossible person specification into a hire.
Read the articleWhat a director of operations does and how the role differs from an operations manager and a COO. Seven duties drawn from O*NET and the BLS, the skills, the numbers the role is judged on and a position description template.
Read the articleAn HR manager job description and job specification: eight duties, a person specification with essential and desirable criteria, qualifications, a template and the mistakes that weaken HR adverts.
Read the articleA foreman job description: what a construction foreman or site supervisor does, the foreman duties and responsibilities as the National Careers Service describes the site supervisor role, the skills, the CSCS card and routes in, and a template to adapt.
Read the articleThirty quality assurance interview questions in seven groups, with what a good answer sounds like, two work-sample tasks, the questions to leave out and a scoring method you can run consistently.
Read the articleA recruiter job profile and position description, from O*NET, Prospects and the National Careers Service: seven duties from the brief to the offer, the in-house recruiter and the agency consultant compared, the difference from the hiring manager and the sourcer, the skills and qualifications, a template, and objectives that measure the hire rather than the volume.
Read the articleWhat an independent contractor or independent worker is, the IRS control test and the UK self-employed indicators, the rights each side has, and how to avoid misclassifying people.
Read the articleWhat a quality assurance role does, from Prospects and O*NET: how QA differs from quality control, seven responsibilities from procedures to improvement, the technician, specialist and manager levels, how the job changes in manufacturing, food, pharma, software and services, the skills and CQI route, and a job description template.
Read the articleA human resources director job description, from O*NET and the Skills England senior people professional standard: the three versions of the job, seven duties from the people plan to the board, the difference from an HR manager, an HR business partner and a chief people officer, the skills and qualifications, a template and objectives measured on how the people do.
Read the articleWhat a process manager does: owning a repeatable process end to end across departments, eight duties, how the role differs from an operations, project and functional manager, the authority problem, what to measure and a template.
Read the articleAn animator job description that a studio would recognise: what animators do, where the role sits in the pipeline, the disciplines, the five things an advert must state, reviewing a showreel, and a template.
Read the articleA preschool teacher job description: what early years, nursery and kindergarten teachers do, seven duties, the skills employers want, UK training and EYTS, the EYFS framework, safeguarding, a template and CV wording.
Read the articleTwenty-five EMT interview questions in six groups, with what a good answer sounds like, two scenario exercises, the questions to leave out and a scoring method that works for a clinical panel.
Read the articleWhat a semi-structured interview is, how it differs from structured and unstructured formats, a full worked example of an interview guide with core questions and agreed probes, and the fairness rules to follow.
Read the articleAn AR clerk job description: what accounts receivable is, six duties from invoicing to collections, the skills and controls employers need, UK late-payment rules, a template, interview questions and CV wording.
Read the articleA financial adviser job description: what advisers do, independent versus restricted advice, seven responsibilities from fact-find to compliant records, the skills employers look for, UK qualifications and FCA rules, a template and CV wording.
Read the articleA sales manager job description and specification: a one-paragraph job summary, seven duties from targets to coaching, a person specification with essential and desirable criteria, skills, routes in, a template and advert mistakes.
Read the articleA cybersecurity analyst job description: what the job is, the titles that mean the same thing, eight duties mapped to the NCSC's 10 Steps, the shift and on-call pattern adverts leave out, what happens after an incident, skills and routes in, and a template.
Read the articleAn orthopedic surgeon job description covering fourteen duties across clinic, theatre, ward and service, the decision to operate, the trauma rota, UK registration on the Specialist Register, and a template to adapt.
Read the articleA pipefitter job description: what a pipe fitter does, eight duties from reading isometrics to hydrostatic testing, how the job differs from a plumber and a welder, the pressure systems and confined space rules, the tickets and safety passports, routes in and a template.
Read the articleA risk manager job description: the three jobs that share the title, ten duties built on the risk cycle, risk appetite, reporting to three audiences, what the role may decide, how it is measured and a template.
Read the articleWhat a software engineer does: six duties from requirements to maintenance, why engineer, developer and programmer are the same job with different labels, the UK level 4 standard, skills, qualifications and a template.
Read the articleSee what performance management could look like for your organisation.
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