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What a category manager does in retail, for a brand and in procurement, with duties from Prospects and O*NET, the numbers the role is judged on, the skills and routes in, and a job description template for each version of the job.
Read the articleIT job descriptions for a whole function: the five layers from service desk to leadership, what each owns, the roles that sit across them, the six things an IT advert must state that a general advert does not, a template and how to level technical roles.
Read the articleA job description for an assistant to a lawyer: paralegal, legal assistant and legal secretary compared, seven duties, what a paralegal cannot do, skills, UK routes including the paralegal apprenticeship, a template and CV wording.
Read the articleA PR assistant job description: the five groups of work a junior actually does, agency against in-house, what a junior may say to a journalist, disclosure rules for gifting, measures and a template.
Read the articleWhat the events manager role covers, why corporate, venue and agency versions need different documents, a full job description with outcomes and scope, the working time reality, safety accountability and what to test at interview.
Read the articleA patient service representative job description: the duties across a day, the UK equivalents, what the ICO requires of anyone handling health data, the employer's duty on abuse at the desk, a template you can paste and the route onward.
Read the articleTwenty communication interview questions grouped by sub-skill, with what a good answer sounds like: listening, explaining, adapting to an audience, written communication and difficult conversations, plus how to score it and what not to mistake for skill.
Read the articleWhat a radiologist does: six duties from choosing the imaging technique to interventional procedures, how the radiologist differs from the radiographer, the UK training route, the skills the NHS asks for and a job description template.
Read the articleWhat a computer hardware engineer does, in the words of the BLS and O*NET: six duties from design to manufacturing, the tools and skills, how the job differs from electrical and software engineering, a project walk-through and a job description template.
Read the articleWhat a creative producer does in agencies, in-house studios, media and games: the duties from Prospects and O*NET, what the word creative adds to producer, how the role differs from a creative director, a project manager and a line producer, the skills and routes in, and a job description template.
Read the articleA receptionist job specification: six front desk duties from welcoming visitors to keeping the desk secure, how office, hotel and medical reception differ, the skills employers want, a template and interview tips.
Read the articleHow to write a job specification: the five headings, the test for essential against desirable, writing criteria that can actually be assessed, mapping each one to a selection method, the criteria that quietly discriminate, and a scoring method Acas recommends.
Read the articleA civil engineer job profile: what civil engineers design and build, consulting vs contracting roles, seven responsibilities, skills, UK degrees, the ICE and chartered status, a template and CV wording.
Read the articleWhat a shipping and receiving clerk does, from O*NET and the BLS: six duties across inbound, outbound and the record, the systems and skills, hours and physical demands, how the job differs from a warehouse operative and a dispatcher, and a job description template.
Read the articleWhat a truck driver, lorry driver or HGV driver does: six duties from vehicle checks to delivery, the UK licence, Driver CPC and drivers' hours rules, the skills employers ask for and a job description template.
Read the articleWhat an HSE manager does in the United Kingdom, the sections and regulations behind each duty, how HSE, EHS and SHEQ titles relate, the qualifications people hold, reporting lines, and the employer duty that cannot be delegated.
Read the articleWhat an assistant manager does: six duties from running shifts to deputising, how the role differs from a supervisor and a manager, the skills employers want, and a template to adapt.
Read the articleWhat a runner is, what a TV or film production runner does day to day, the skills, hours, pay terms and routes in as the National Careers Service and Prospects describe them, where the career leads, and what employers should put in a runner job description.
Read the articleA librarian job description that describes the job as it is now: information, digital access and licensing more than shelving, split by public, school, academic and special library, with the ethics, the library assistant boundary, the chartered route in the United Kingdom and a template you can paste.
Read the articleWhat a job description is for, how it differs from a person specification and a job advert, a template section by section, how to turn duty lists into outcomes, and how to justify every requirement you set.
Read the articleWhat you actually need to work at a bank: fewer qualifications than expected and more checks. Right to work, criminal record, financial soundness and references, the fit and proper test, what banks recruit on, and the routes in.
Read the articleWhat a field engineer does: nine duties from diagnosis to calibration and records, the three conditions of field work (travel, working alone and being on a customer's site) the lone working and driving duties, what to measure and a template.
Read the articleA project coordinator job description: what the role does, eight job responsibilities of a project coordinator, the skills to ask for, how it differs from a project manager, a construction project coordinator variant, routes in and a template to adapt.
Read the articleWhat a data entry clerk does: six duties, the accuracy and data protection standards the work must meet, screen-work health rules, skills, a job description template and CV wording.
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