10 Must-Have Features of Job Description Software

Your job descriptions need to work harder than ever before to keep up in today’s job market.

Hiring, pay transparency, internal mobility, compliance - all of it depends on having accurate, accessible JDs.

Most teams don’t realize it, but their job description tools are slowing them down.

They want to move fast on hiring, pay transparency, and internal mobility - but outdated, scattered JDs keep getting in the way.

They think it’s a process problem.

Or a bandwidth problem.

But often, it’s a bad job inventory problem - and the wrong tools are making it worse.

We’ve compiled the must-have features of a modern JD tool, drawn from our experience building JD systems and working with HR and comp teams across many industries.

If you are looking to procure a job description software to support a modernized job description management process, these features are a must have in your evaluation.

They include:

✅ A centralized, searchable job catalog
✅ Built in collaboration workflows & approvals
✅ Customizable job description templates
✅ Version history and permissions-based controls
✅ A simple and modern design that is easy to use

…. and more.

We've put this guide together to help you build a JD process that actually works supported by the right technology - so you and your team can stay compliant, move faster, and align pay practices with confidence, no matter how fast things change.

Let’s make this the year your job descriptions become your competitive advantage.

See you at the next JD roundup.

Are you enjoying the Job Description Roundup Newsletter? Our goal is to to grow the newsletter into the #1 resource for HR teams to streamline their work on JDs.

Write us a review to help us spread the word about our newsletter. We’d be grateful for your support. 🙏 

Also, we get our ideas for content from our community - if you have a topic you think we should write about or would like to hear about, reply to this email. I’d love to hear it.