It’s a surprisingly common pitfall: job descriptions that either aren’t clear or don’t mention work flexibility options. Companies that offer work flexibility need to ensure they’re leading with a strong foot by showing off their flexibility in each and every job description.
Something that we like to call “hiding your flex,” many employers perhaps forget to mention their flex or they believe it can be discussed later without any mention in the job description. The truth is that either of these options will close out the very best candidates from applying to your positions. With remote work’s increasing popularity, job seekers are beginning to have a wide variety of flexible employers to choose from. If your flexible work policies are hard to decipher, they’ll likely move on to the next company.
In order to help you put this into practice, we’ve compiled a few examples of job descriptions from real employers that properly and creatively show off flex.
5 Great Examples of Job Descriptions That Show off Flex
1. Blue Street Capital – Account Executive
“We operate for 5 hours each day! Our work day begins at 8am and ends promptly at 1pm. We have an unrelenting work ethic, and ambitious performance standards in place to ensure we can be as productive as others are with 8 hours as we are with 5. Work hard and play hard!”
Click here to read the entire job description.
2. Apartment Therapy – Back End Engineer
“Here’s what people who actually work on this team have to say about working here:
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‘working from home is obviously great'”
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“Imagine for a moment, it’s easy if you try…
You wake up in the morning.
Your commute is 45 seconds.
You wear what you like.
You pick up a coffee on the way and it’s just the way you like it (from your own kitchen).
You settle into your desk that has awesome natural light (or is a lightless cave, whichever you prefer).”
Click here to read the entire job description.
3. HelpFlow – Sales Associate
“You have to be happy and successful on a virtual team. … We’re a virtual company. It’s in our DNA.”
Click here to view the job description video.
4. The Content Factory – Copywriter
“We’re a virtual agency with no physical offices, and this position requires that you work from home (or the coffee shop, or a beach, or anywhere else that has wifi). This position will start out as freelance, and can move to a full-time employment opportunity.
As a note, this position is only available for residents of the US. Please do not apply if you do not meet this requirement, as we will not be able to hire you.”
Click here to read the entire job description.
5. Bonanza – Happiness Producer
“We work from home on Wednesdays.
Each February we work remotely for the entire month in some tropical location.”
Click here to read the entire job description.
All of these examples of job descriptions do something right: they clearly and descriptively explain and show their flexible work options. Flexibility is a huge recruiting tool—don’t miss out on this opportunity by leaving out your flex.
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