Five important points for writing appealing job openings

Except for famous corporations with international brand power and products or services that everyone knows about, job seekers base their first impression of a corporation on its job opening. For that reason, you must first write a job opening to help you effectively hire local, talented human resources with Japanese skills. This article will explain the important points for writing appealing job openings.

1. Write simply yet specifically
Job openings lacking specific information can discourage excellent candidates from applying. There are many ways to catch the eyes of talented human resources. Job seekers take time to carefully consider whether the job content and salary are in line with their desires before applying, including whether they can make use of their Japanese-language skills. It is a good idea to write simply yet specifically including the responsibilities and rights of the position to be filled, tasks that involve using Japanese, company culture, etc.

2. Indicate the salary as clearly as possible
Compensation is an important element for making career decisions. In particular, Asian candidates tend to prioritize wages, so they do not look favorably upon job openings that have no salary information or refer to it only in abstract terms. Of course wages may differ depending on the company circumstances or the applicant’s experience and skills, but it is a good idea to take measures to prevent mismatches such as denoting a specific range.

3. Clearly describe the type of human resource required
You will likely receive many resumes from people who are poor fits if you do not indicate the minimum work experience, skills, and other conditions for the position to be filled. Attractive work content and wages will appeal to many job seekers, so you should also clearly specify the skills and attitudes required of candidates.

4. Try to use understandable language
In your job opening, you should try to use phrases and terminology that are understandable even to people who have never worked at your corporation. For example, work descriptions with industry-specific or specialized terms used inside the company can confuse job seekers, who won’t know if they meet the requirements or not. If you tend to use a lot of in-house terminology without meaning to, it’s a good idea to get feedback from another HR staff member, friend, etc.

5. Write in a search-friendly way
More and more suitable candidates will apply as the number of views by qualified human resources increases. You should optimize your search keywords to ensure that many people see the job opening. Specifically, you should include as many search terms as possible that job seekers are likely to use, which will help boost your search engine ranking.

Read more about Japanese recruitment information, see Japanese-Jobs.com ( https://jp.japanese-jobs.com/en).