{"id":13,"date":"2025-04-23T17:37:49","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T17:37:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/myahgarciasblogs\/?p=13"},"modified":"2025-04-23T18:11:28","modified_gmt":"2025-04-23T18:11:28","slug":"week-2-job-descriptions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/myahgarciasblogs\/2025\/04\/23\/week-2-job-descriptions\/","title":{"rendered":"Job Descriptions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>By Myah Garcia<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As I am about to graduate and am looking for a new job, job descriptions are always something that I am looking for and are aware of. It&#8217;s an element of a careers website that I feel is crucial of having all important elements for a future employee. I want to know what I am signing my self up for, what my compensation is, and the skills they are looking for. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"695\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/8672\/files\/2025\/04\/Untitled-design5-1024x695.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/8672\/files\/2025\/04\/Untitled-design5-1024x695.png 1024w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/8672\/files\/2025\/04\/Untitled-design5-300x204.png 300w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/8672\/files\/2025\/04\/Untitled-design5-768x521.png 768w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/8672\/files\/2025\/04\/Untitled-design5-1536x1042.png 1536w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/8672\/files\/2025\/04\/Untitled-design5-2048x1389.png 2048w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/8672\/files\/2025\/04\/Untitled-design5-1200x814.png 1200w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/8672\/files\/2025\/04\/Untitled-design5-1980x1343.png 1980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to an article called,  Job Worth Doing: Update Descriptions&#8221;, states, &#8220;Updating descriptions is sometimes &#8220;the last thing to on the list to tackle because there are so many other issues that require HR&#8217;s time and attention,&#8221; says Cathy Maddox, SPHR, HR coordinator at Lincoln Surgical Hospital in Lincoln, Neb. But revising job descriptions &#8220;is very important, especially when you are hiring people,&#8221; Maddox adds.&#8221; This is very important to know with a job description because they need to be frequently added to and updates. If you want to hire people and want it frequently, it is HR&#8217;s and the staffs responsibility to staying on top of it and fixing any changes that may occur within the company. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As I had mentioned earlier, that I am on the job search. The first thing that I look at when I am on job search sites, is how long the position has been posted, the salary, and what the job entails\/job description. Its very important to be that the company that I may work for has an established site and this includes with their job description. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"695\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/8672\/files\/2025\/04\/Untitled-design4-1024x695.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/8672\/files\/2025\/04\/Untitled-design4-1024x695.png 1024w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/8672\/files\/2025\/04\/Untitled-design4-300x204.png 300w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/8672\/files\/2025\/04\/Untitled-design4-768x521.png 768w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/8672\/files\/2025\/04\/Untitled-design4-1536x1042.png 1536w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/8672\/files\/2025\/04\/Untitled-design4-2048x1389.png 2048w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/8672\/files\/2025\/04\/Untitled-design4-1200x814.png 1200w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/8672\/files\/2025\/04\/Untitled-design4-1980x1343.png 1980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Sources: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tyler, Kathryn. \u201cJob Worth Doing: Update Descriptions.\u201d <em>Welcome to SHRM<\/em>, 21 Dec. 2023, www.shrm.org\/topics-tools\/news\/hr-magazine\/job-worth-update-descriptions.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Buckingham, M., &amp; Coffman, C. W. (2014). <em>First, break all the rules : What the world&#8217;s greatest managers do differently<\/em>. Gallup Press.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Myah Garcia As I am about to graduate and am looking for a new job, job descriptions are always something that I am looking for and are aware of. It&#8217;s an element of a careers website that I feel is crucial of having all important elements for a future employee. 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