A major U.S. company sent me the following job lead: "The Lead Application Architect defines, leads and manages: Application architecture expertise to project and support teams in collaboration with other architecture disciplines; Management of IT application architecture expertise and strategy across application architecture domains while maintaining an enterprise perspective; Accountable for identifying and championing improvement opportunities to evolve the applied and strategic architecture practice and processes; Management and resolution of high level exceptions while influencing leadership to determine outcomes." That's no BS. Someone actually wrote that and sent it to me via email.
Can you tell me what that position does? I didn't think so. Secondarily, I'm a writer, a corporate communications and social media professional. So why would they forward an IT position to me? I don't get that.
The amazing thing about having this type of job description forwarded to you is that the company even let it go out. It makes them look bad. It makes them look like they don't even know what they want this person to do once s/he is hired.
So if you put together job descriptions, please write so others can understand, and target people who might actually be able to fill the position. Be straightforward. Cut out the jargon.
Descriptions like the one above will get flushed, and you'll sit around wondering why no one applies. Without new talent, you flounder. Write it so the applicant understands the position and its demands. Then you might find some good people.
Can you tell me what that position does? I didn't think so. Secondarily, I'm a writer, a corporate communications and social media professional. So why would they forward an IT position to me? I don't get that.
The amazing thing about having this type of job description forwarded to you is that the company even let it go out. It makes them look bad. It makes them look like they don't even know what they want this person to do once s/he is hired.
So if you put together job descriptions, please write so others can understand, and target people who might actually be able to fill the position. Be straightforward. Cut out the jargon.
Descriptions like the one above will get flushed, and you'll sit around wondering why no one applies. Without new talent, you flounder. Write it so the applicant understands the position and its demands. Then you might find some good people.