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.
Desk kit
Reference pages for the parts of a hire that come up on every req. Read a guide start to finish, or keep the glossary and the interview checklist open while you work. The cost-per-hire calculator lives here too.
Walkthroughs
Start to finish, for a job that has to get done this week.
Run sheets
Keep one open beside you and tick through it as the work happens.
Run sheet
Structured interview checklist for hiring loops
A before, during and after checklist for interview loops that treat every candidate the same way.
Look-ups
Ranges, terms and comparisons to check before you commit to anything.
Look-up
Staffing agency fees explained: the common models
The common ways agencies build their fees, who carries the risk in each, and the contract terms that change the real cost.
Term lists
Plain definitions for the shorthand that turns up on calls and in contracts.
Term list
Recruiting glossary: terms from intake to offer
Plain definitions for the recruiting and staffing terms that come up on intake calls, agency quotes and ATS screens.
House rules
How the editors research, check and correct what goes on the board.
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.
Calculators
Type in your own numbers and read the result without leaving the page.
Calculator
Cost per hire calculator
Add your internal and external hiring costs, divide by the hires made, and see what each one cost.