{"id":15872,"date":"2023-10-30T17:29:28","date_gmt":"2023-10-30T22:29:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aquent.com\/?p=15872"},"modified":"2023-10-30T17:29:28","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T22:29:28","slug":"navigating-job-descriptions-to-understand-whats-really-on-offer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aquent.com\/en-au\/blog\/navigating-job-descriptions-to-understand-whats-really-on-offer","title":{"rendered":"Navigating Job Descriptions To Understand What\u2019s Really On Offer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/magshanley\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Mags Hanley on LinkedIn\">I work with many people<\/a> who are looking for a new role, navigating job descriptions, interviews and career expectations, trying to define where they want to go at an inflection point in their careers after a tough project or after outgrowing the role.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I've heard:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u201cThe job just didn't meet my expectations.\u201d&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201cThey put on a great song and dance about how design contributes to the product's direction, but I find myself pushing pixels.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201cMy boss left the organisation; I realised that they shielded the team from the lack of design influence.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They want to find organisations where they can be great designers and do the work that they're best suited to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So when they start <a href=\"https:\/\/aquent.com.au\/find-work\/\" title=\"Find work\">looking for a new role<\/a> they do find themselves looking at the job descriptions and feeling a bit weary and disillusioned. They all seem the same or promise the world.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Job descriptions don't give the whole picture<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No job description can provide everything to the potential employee; reassurance that this is a good place to work, the full duties and responsibilities, or a feel for the culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n    \n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As someone who wrote VERY complete job descriptions in one of my roles (4 areas that each consultant would need to with duties underneath &#8211; I have no idea why anyone applied!), I know they are hard to write competently without being overwhelming for the candidate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Most corporate job descriptions are comprised of four areas:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>About the role<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Duties and responsibilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>About the company and the culture<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How to apply<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is very little opportunity to describe what the candidate is going to do, what the team values, and ways of working &#8211; that's the role of the job interview.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I recommend that people use job descriptions as a guide only &#8211; and something to interrogate within the interview.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ask the interviewer more than the final question<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I recommend that interviewees ask more targeted questions about the role than normal. Questions about benefits are important, and expectations for hybrid\/remote\/in-office working are essential, but so are the percentages of work time expected in tasks and the politics of the organisation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I find that many of the problems that are reported to me are a mismatch in job role expectations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Is it:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Delivery of UI to a development team <strong><em>OR<\/em><\/strong> defining the direction of the product<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Generative research <strong><em>OR<\/em><\/strong> validation research in the squad<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bringing design thinking to the organisation <strong><em>OR <\/em><\/strong>ensuring the designers deliver UI components to the squads<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Working with product or engineering peers to define the product <strong><em>OR<\/em><\/strong> bringing the design in as a new skillset<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n    \n<blockquote class=\"blockquote\" id=\"block_36877f72afe49c50638eae65c6521266\">\n    <div><span><\/span><\/div>\n    <p>\u201cThe aim is to delve into the role to understand the expectations rather than the aspirations.\u201d<\/p>\n    <cite class=\"blockquote__attribution\">\n                    <\/cite>\n<\/blockquote><!-- #block_36877f72afe49c50638eae65c6521266 -->\n\n\n\n    \n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are two aspects to focus on:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><em>Portion or priority of the role duties<\/em><\/strong><br>For example; if there are three main duties of a UX designer (extracting requirements from stakeholders, understanding the users' needs and designing the interface), what's the time split between them over a month?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><em>Politics and influence<\/em><\/strong><br>How does design influence in the organisation? How does a change happen that's important to a customer? Who decides the direction of the product and what do they value?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Why these two aspects? Ultimately people who are dissatisfied with a role usually say one of two things; they were sold a job that does not match the reality, or the politics were hard where design didn't have the leverage in the organisation to make an impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Explore other ways to get a more complete picture.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Digital and tech are small communities; as well as explicitly asking the focus and political questions in an interview, candidates can find information about the roles from other places like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.glassdoor.com.au\/index.htm\">Glassdoor<\/a> or your connections on <a href=\"https:\/\/au.linkedin.com\/\">LinkedIn<\/a>. 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