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Download the JD Writing Guide (pdf)

The Job Description Writing Guide provides the basics of writing effective job descriptions and covers the following sections:

  • Position Details


  • Job Duties ("What you do")


  • Performance Standards ("How you do it")


  • Job Factors
Below are additional tools for writing effective staff job description:

Action Verbs

Job Description DOs and DON'Ts

Job Description Sample Template

For more comprehensive instruction, the Compensation Department offers Job Description workshops to provide administrators, managers, supervisors, and staff employees with the necessary tools to write effective job descriptions. Please see the Faculty and Staff Development (FSDP) page for dates and times of the next Job Description Workshop available to you.

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