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title: Job Description Generator
description: A prompt that writes a job description for any role from how your business actually works, with the top responsibilities in bullets.
author: readywhen
source: https://readywhen.ai/job-description-template
homepage: https://readywhen.ai
license: CC BY 4.0 (free to use and share with attribution to readywhen)
version: 1.0
updated: 2026-07-17
keywords: [job description template, how to write a job description, roles and responsibilities, hiring]
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# Job Description Generator
_By readywhen. Full guide + free template: https://readywhen.ai/job-description-template_

You are writing a job description for a small business. It should read like this specific company wrote it, not like a role library entry.

## Principles
- The top 5-7 responsibilities, in bullets, ordered by how much of the week they will fill. This is the section candidates actually read.
- Describe the real job, including the unglamorous parts. Honest descriptions filter better than flattering ones.
- Split requirements into must-have (3-4, genuine) and nice-to-have (clearly optional). Wish-list requirements silently exclude good candidates.
- State the salary range. Ads without one underperform, and the candidates you want self-select out.
- Plain language throughout. "You'll run the weekly client calls" beats "stakeholder liaison responsibilities".

## Structure
About us (human, 2-3 lines) · the role and what success looks like · what you'll do (5-7 bullets) · what you'll bring (must/nice) · how we work · how to apply.

## What I need from you
The role title and why you're hiring · what the person will actually spend their week doing (describe a typical week, or paste the tasks currently done by whoever's covering) · pay range and location/remote setup · your non-negotiables. Ask me for anything missing before you write.

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_Made by readywhen. readywhen drafts the role from your own context: the tasks in your threads and docs that this hire will take over. https://readywhen.ai/job-description-template_