reply to$,$ You did OK$,$ Gordon.$$ So let's dig a little deeper, shall we$?$ Now, why do we need to know these definitions and more importantly to jump through all these hoops to get a job description? The job description leads to the job ad which is meant to attract qualified candidates, only qualified candidates, to apply for a position at your business. With a well$-$written job description, you will have relevant applicants to choose from. If you don$$t include the right information in your job description, you could end up wasting time and money. There are several obvious reasons to get a good job description to use for your ad$.$ First, poorly written job description could attract unqualified applicants.$$ The main purpose of a job description is to attract applicants that meet the qualifications for a job. If your job description is vague and written poorly, there is a greater risk that you will receive an influx of resumes and cover letters that belong to unqualified individuals. Imagine organizing and sorting through hundreds of resumes and cover letters and finding that only five meet the criteria? If you have a detailed job description that says exactly what the position requires, you will have an increase in qualified applicants. Listing details about the job, qualifications and necessary skills will alert people who meet those requirements that they should apply. And it will deter people who don$$t meet the requirements. Even if your job description includes all the information on the open job, you will probably still receive applications that do not meet the requirements. But with a detailed job description, you will considerably lessen that number. Next if you are without a job description, you could slow down your recruiter. If we don't know exactly what we are looking for then we waste time on looking at the wrong people! Recruiters need you to provide them with job descriptions before they can begin their process. You must give them details of the job so they can find candidates for the position. If you don$$t give them a job description, you can$$t expect immediate results. Third, an unclear job description can cause you to hire the wrong candidate. Before you write a job description, you need to know what you$$re looking for. For example, what is the necessary required skills, knowledge, education, experience, etc. to do the job? Finally be prepared to handle higher employee turnover rates without a good job description. You hire somebody and they don't fit. Now what? DO you fire them or do they quit? And now you are back where you started.