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Work descriptions are usually needed when you are ready to hire an employee. Take your time when you are writing a work description. Hiring an employee is a major financial investment. Make sure you know exactly what you want this person to do and what kind of person you are going to need for the job.

Even if you have hired someone to do this work before, look carefully at the old description or the last job ad. Has the work changed? What did you miss last time? What doesn’t have to be done anymore? Are new skills needed because technology has changed or because your business has changed?

Here’s the step-by-step guide to writing a work description:

1. Designing the job Tips on how to develop a job that works.

2. Main function Describing the overall responsibilities.

3. Duties Listing the tasks.

4. Physical demands Identifying any special physical requirements of the work.

5. Skills Identifying the knowledge and abilities needed to do the work well.

6. Education and experience A how-to for deciding what background the person in the job should have.

7. Work description form A sample form to use to put together a work description.

At the same time that you prepare the work description, you will need to decide what the job will pay. Compensation helps you find out how.