Walkthrough
How to write a job description that gets read
Build a job description from the work itself: the sections to include, the lines to cut and a quick test before posting.
Section
Sourcing
Finding candidates and building a pipeline before the role opens.
Sourcing is the work you do before the req is open: knowing where your kind of candidate spends time, keeping a list of people worth a second message, and writing outreach that reads like a person wrote it.
These guides cover search strings, referrals, talent pools and how to keep a pipeline warm between openings. If you are starting from a blank role, the job description guide in the Desk kit is the place to begin.
Open these first for Sourcing
Run sheet
Structured interview checklist for hiring loops
A before, during and after checklist for interview loops that treat every candidate the same way.
House rules
Our standards: how Req Desk is written and corrected
Who Req Desk is written for, how we handle numbers and the law, and how corrections are made.
Calculator
Cost per hire calculator
Add your internal and external hiring costs, divide by the hires made, and see what each one cost.