Trouble With Job Descriptions?

Often there can be a lot of confusion when it comes to identifying the proper job descriptions needs in order to fully understand what is being asked of you. I myself have found it very difficult to specifically identify what duties I would be upholding when applying or reading through an offer for a job at a company. I recently have been looking through LinkedIn. I have been reading through many job titles in respect to the Construction industry and many of them have been very focused on the specific duties and values of what the company wants and expects for the person who would be taking up if they were given an offer. With the company, I am working for EC (An electrical subcontractor) the job description for Assistant Project Manager was very clearly stated with identifying things like showing if a person is competent enough with using software that will help with the construction on site. Examples of these would be AutoCAD, ConEst, and PlanGrid just to name a few. My experience with job descriptions has not been as bad as many have found when looking of applying for jobs however that does not mean every company is the same. The best way for a company to maintain a job description is to first make sure the description is always up to date and changed when necessary. Also when identifying descriptions for a job make sure that the works used easily convey exactly what is being done and the value that entails with the job duty. If a person knows exactly how important the duty is they will be told before they start the work and know exactly what their responsibility is. Below is a visual of typical sections that should be relayed when giving out a job description.

• July 9, 2020