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Are you looking for a Generic Job Description? This template provides a guide for you to use in order to simplify the process for the positions that you need to fill in.

This standout Job Description template is crafted by HR professionals, and therefore intelligently structured and easy-to-navigate. It provides the major categories that you should include, such as:

Job title: the formal title of the position;

Reports to: the title of the position that the job incumbent reports to

Job purpose: a brief description of the general nature of the position; an overview of why the job exists; and what the job is to accomplish. The job purpose is usually not more than four sentences long.

Duties and responsibilities: list the primary job duties and responsibilities using headings and then give examples of the types of activities under each heading.

Qualifications: State the minimum qualifications required to successfully perform the job, and include:

Education
Professional Certification
Experience
Specialized knowledge
Skills
Abilities
Other characteristics such as personal characteristics

Working conditions: if a person has to work in special circumstances, such as shift work, working outdoors, working with challenging clients, etc.

Physical requirements: if the job is physically demanding like one is required to stand for extended periods of time, lift heavy objects on a regular basis, do repetitive tasks with few breaks, and so forth.

Direct reports: list by job title any positions to be supervised by the incumbent.

Approved by: signature of the person with the authority to approve the job description

Date approved: date upon which the job description was approved

Reviewed: date the job description was last reviewed

Ideally, a job description should be reviewed annually and updated as often as necessary. Having a ready-made job description example will save you and your Human Resources or Recruitment Department time, cost and efforts!

For that reason, download this Generic Job Description template now to reach the next level of success in your recruiting process to find the right candidate!

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