What job descriptions reveal about employers

Less specific descriptions: pros and cons

Meeting job requirements isn't always enough

Interpreting “quirky” job descriptions

A well-written job description helps employers and jobseekers find the right fit.

Synopsis: Every second Monday of the month, The Straits Times helps you put your career on the right footing from the outset.

The job search is never easy, with limited time and lots of ground to cover.

This means it is important to be able to suss out, with confidence, the likelihood a job opportunity is the right one to put your chips into, starting from understanding what job advertisements are saying.

Host Tay Hong Yi speaks with a seasoned headhunter who has helped plenty of clients through this process over nearly 20 years.

His guest is Ms Agnes Yee, executive director for interim solutions and legal practice at Kerry Consulting.

Highlights (click/tap above):

1:27 What does the way a job opening is described say about employers?

6:58 Why a less specific description may not always be a bad thing

15:20 Why is meeting all stated job requirements not always enough?

22:51 What to make of “quirky” job descriptions?

Read Tay Hong Yi's articles: https://str.sg/w6cz

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Produced by: Tay Hong Yi (hytay@sph.com.sg), Ernest Luis, and Teo Tong Kai

Edited by: Hadyu Rahim

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A well-written job description helps employers and jobseekers find the right fit.
Synopsis: Every second Monday of the month, The Straits Times helps you put your career on the right footing from the outset.
The job search is never easy, with limited time and lots of ground to cover.
This means it is important to be able to suss out, with confidence, the likelihood a job opportunity is the right one to put your chips into, starting from understanding what job advertisements are saying.
Host Tay Hong Yi speaks with a seasoned headhunter who has helped plenty of clients through this process over nearly 20 years.
His guest is Ms Agnes Yee, executive director for interim solutions and legal practice at Kerry Consulting.
Highlights (click/tap above):
1:27 What does the way a job opening is described say about employers?
6:58 Why a less specific description may not always be a bad thing
15:20 Why is meeting all stated job requirements not always enough?
22:51 What to make of “quirky” job descriptions?
Read Tay Hong Yi's articles: <a href="https://str.sg/w6cz">https://str.sg/w6cz</a>
Get business/career tips in ST's HeadSTart newsletter:<a href="https://str.sg/headstart-nl"> https://str.sg/headstart-nl</a>
Produced by: Tay Hong Yi (<a href="mailto:hytay@sph.com.sg">hytay@sph.com.sg</a>), Ernest Luis, and Teo Tong Kai
Edited by: Hadyu Rahim
Follow Career Talk Podcast here:
Channel: <a href="https://str.sg/wB2m">https://str.sg/wB2m</a>
Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://str.sg/wuN3">https://str.sg/wuN3</a>
Spotify: <a href="https://str.sg/wBr9">https://str.sg/wBr9</a>
Feedback to: <a href="mailto:podcast@sph.com.sg">podcast@sph.com.sg</a>
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Follow more ST podcast channels:
All-in-one ST Podcasts channel: <a href="https://str.sg/wvz7">https://str.sg/wvz7</a>
ST Podcast website: <a href="http://str.sg/stpodcasts">http://str.sg/stpodcasts</a>
ST Podcasts YouTube: <a href="https://str.sg/4Vwsa">https://str.sg/4Vwsa</a>
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Get The Straits Times' app, which has a dedicated podcast player section:
The App Store: <a href="https://str.sg/icyB">https://str.sg/icyB</a>
Google Play: <a href="https://str.sg/icyX">https://str.sg/icyX</a>
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Synopsis: Every first three Mondays of the month, get our tips on working smarter, getting ahead in your career and investing like a pro with ST's business correspondents and editors.

Produced by podcast editor Ernest Luis & The Straits Times, SPH Media Trust.

Synopsis: Every first three Mondays of the month, get our tips on working smarter, getting ahead in your career and investing like a pro with ST's business correspondents and editors.
Produced by podcast editor Ernest Luis &amp; The Straits Times, SPH Media Trust.

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