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What job analysis means, what it produces, why it underpins fair hiring and pay, five methods for gathering the data, a six-step process and the mistakes that make it a paper exercise.
Read the articleThe clerical duties and responsibilities of an office clerk, from O*NET and the BLS: seven groups from phones and mail to records and the office itself, how the role differs from an administrative assistant and a data entry clerk, how it varies by sector, the skills and training, and a clerical job description template.
Read the articleWhat a babysitter is responsible for, in five groups, plus the one-page brief every parent should write, emergency arrangements, how a sitter differs from a nanny or childminder, and the checks worth making.
Read the articleWhat a cardiologist does, from O*NET, the National Careers Service and Prospects: seven duties from clinic and investigations to procedures, emergency care, treatment plans, records and teaching; the subspecialties from interventional cardiology to electrophysiology; the grades a job advert might be for; the UK route and registration; the job plan and on-call detail every advert should carry; and the appraisal that supports revalidation.
Read the articleWhat hiring means, how it differs from recruitment, the hiring process in six steps, what UK law requires, and direct hiring, agencies, referrals and hiring events compared.
Read the articleA general manager job description and profile: what a GM is, seven responsibilities across strategy, operations, people and money, how a restaurant general manager differs, skills, routes in, a template and advert mistakes.
Read the articleWhat an ESL teacher or instructor is, from the Cambridge Dictionary, Prospects and O*NET: what ESL stands for, how it differs from EFL, ESOL, TEFL, TESL and TESOL, the seven duties of the job, where ESL teachers work, the CELTA and CertTESOL route with its 200 hours and observed teaching practice, and what an advert should say.
Read the articleA director job description has to answer one question first: is this a statutory company directorship or a senior job title? The seven general duties under the Companies Act, what GOV.UK says a company director must do, the management version, levelling and a template.
Read the articleThe duties and responsibilities of a daycare teacher or childcare worker, from O*NET and the National Careers Service: seven duties from safety and care to play, learning, records and parents, what the titles mean, the difference from an early years teacher and a nanny, the skills, qualifications and checks, a job description template and a first-month plan.
Read the articleWhat a real estate agent or estate agent does: six duties from valuation to completion, lettings work, how agents, brokers and assistants differ, the skills employers ask for and a template.
Read the articleA purchasing manager job description: how the title differs from buyer and procurement manager, twelve duties in four groups, the authority line to write down, the public sector difference and a template.
Read the articleThe account executive job scope and responsibilities, from O*NET and Prospects: the two jobs the title covers, the sales account executive who owns the deal from qualified opportunity to signature and the agency account executive who supports the account manager; seven duties, the difference from an SDR, an account manager and a customer success manager, skills, two templates and objectives beyond quota.
Read the articleA social media manager job description: six duties from strategy to reporting, how the role differs from a content creator and a community manager, the UK rule that ads must be obviously identifiable, skills, measures and a template.
Read the articleThe duties and responsibilities of an accounting clerk, from O*NET, the Skills England accounts or finance assistant standard and the National Careers Service: seven duties from ledgers and cash to reconciliations and month end, what the titles mean, the difference from a bookkeeper, an accounts payable clerk and an accountant, the skills and qualifications, a template and objectives.
Read the articleWhat a clinic coordinator does in a UK clinic, how the role differs from a clinical coordinator, a practice manager and a medical secretary, the five duty groups, entry routes, reporting lines and what is actually published about pay.
Read the articleWhat a clinical assistant is: the three jobs the title can mean, the work in five groups, who delegates tasks and stays accountable, the checks and training, progression and a template.
Read the articleWhat an analyst does in a business: six duties from gathering data to recommending action, how senior analyst and reporting analyst differ from the analyst, the main analyst specialisms, the UK level 4 standards, skills and a template.
Read the articleWhat a boilermaker does: six duties from reading drawings to testing and repair, the UK trades that match the title, the requirements employers set, the HSE rules on welding fume and confined spaces, and a template.
Read the articleWhat a pediatrician, or paediatrician in UK spelling, does: six duties from acute care to advising other agencies, the settings and sub-specialties, the UK training route, the skills the NHS asks for and a job description template.
Read the articleWhat an associate attorney is: a lawyer employed by a law firm who is not a partner, how the associate track works from junior to senior associate, counsel and partner, what associates do day to day, the UK equivalent (associate solicitor) as Prospects describes it, and what a law firm job description should say.
Read the articleAn employer's guide to choosing interview questions: structured interviewing, eighteen questions grouped by what they test, the questions that do not work, second interviews, internal candidates and the legal line.
Read the articleWhat a project engineer does in construction, from O*NET, Prospects and the National Careers Service: seven duties from the design to the handover, why adverts call the same job construction engineer or site engineer, the difference from a project manager, the skills, qualifications and progression, a template, and objectives for the appraisal.
Read the articleWhat a chief operating officer does: six responsibilities, how the COO differs from the CEO and the operations manager, the qualities to look for, a job description template and eight interview questions.
Read the articleWhat a finance administrator actually does, why the combined finance and administration version needs boundaries, a job description written as outcomes, the segregation of duties no template mentions, and how to test candidates for a role with payment access.
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