VE2 OMSS writing a job vacancy

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 2

Period 6 lesson 8 Write & improve

VE2 writing a job vacancy.

Today's class:

What are the checkpoints when writing a job vacancy in English?

6 Steps

1. Company information.
2. Job title.
3. Job description.
4. Job requirements.
5. Offer.
6. Application procedure.

Step 1

Company information.

Briefly describe your company. 

What does your company do and what do you stand for?

Step 2

Job title

Be as specific as you can be. 

Keep the title as short as possible.

Step 3

Job description

Outline the day-to-day activities of the role, what team the candidate will be working in. Use sentences like:

- You will be responsible for ...

- Your main duties will be ...

- Your role will be to ...

- On a typical day, you will ...

Step 4

Job requirements

Describe the experience and competencies needed. 

Use sentences like:

- a degree: you have ...

- work experience: you have ...

- skills: you can ...

- traits: you are ...

Job requirements

Step 5

Offer

State whether you offer an open-ended or fixed-term contract and for how many hours a week.

Mention employment conditions like salary and working hours.

Step 6

Application procedure

Explain how candidates can apply and who they should contact for more information. End your job ad with the application deadline.

Remember ...

Practice makes perfect!

Use www.writeandimprove.com

to practice writing in English.