Job Description Writer

The Prompt

Write a job description for [ROLE TITLE] at [COMPANY].

Context:
- Company stage: [startup/growth/enterprise]
- Team size: [current team]
- Reports to: [ROLE]
- Why this hire: [WHAT PROBLEM THIS PERSON SOLVES]

Structure:

**Opening (sell the opportunity, not the company):**
- One sentence: the impact this person will have
- What makes this role interesting/challenging RIGHT NOW
- Skip: "we're a fast-paced, innovative company" (everyone says that)

**What you'll do (outcomes, not tasks):**
- 4-6 outcomes they'll own in the first year
- Frame as impact: "Grow X from Y to Z" not "Manage X process"
- Include the hard parts honestly (what's broken that they'll fix)

**What you bring:**
- Must-haves (4-5 max — be honest about what's truly required)
- Nice-to-haves (what accelerates success but isn't required)
- Explicitly: "You don't need to check every box"

**What you'll get:**
- Compensation range (be transparent)
- Specific growth path (not "unlimited growth")
- One unique perk that's genuinely unusual at this company
- What the team culture actually feels like (specific, not buzzwords)

**Red flags to avoid:**
- ❌ "Rockstar/ninja" language
- ❌ 15+ requirements (signals you don't know what you want)
- ❌ "Must have 10 years in [3-year-old technology]"
- ❌ Unpaid "take-home projects" as part of process

How To Use It

Describe the role, your company context, and the real problem this hire solves. The AI will write a post that attracts people by being specific and honest rather than generic and hyperbolic.

Why It Works

The best candidates have options. They’re attracted to roles where they can see clear impact, honest challenges, and growth — not buzzword-heavy posts that could describe any company. Leading with the problem to solve self-selects for people who find that problem interesting.

Variations

Internal posting:

Rewrite this external job post as an internal transfer opportunity. Emphasize: what they'll learn, how it builds on their current skills, and what transition support exists.

Outreach message:

Write a LinkedIn outreach message to a passive candidate for this role. Make it: personal (reference something specific), brief (under 100 words), and focused on their career, not our needs.

Interview scorecard:

Based on this job description, create an interview scorecard: 5 competencies to assess, sample questions for each, and what "good" vs "great" answers look like.